United States historic place
| Fairfax Historic District | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by River Road, Spring Street, Lamer Street, Derson Street, Combs Street, and Cussetta Road, Valley, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 32°47′35″N 85°10′51″W / 32.793056°N 85.180833°W / 32.793056; -85.180833 |
| Area | 240 acres (97 ha) |
| Built by | Galveston Construction Company |
| Architect | Mr. Agnew (mill building) William B. Marquis, (village layout) |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman |
| MPS | Valley, Alabama, and the West Point Manufacturing Company MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001177 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 24, 1999 |
| Designated ARLH | December 19, 1991 |
The Fairfax Historic District in Valley, Alabama, United States, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
It is a 240-acre (97 ha) area roughly bounded by River Road, Spring Street, Lamer Street, Derson Street, Combs Street, and Cussetta Road in Valley. The district includes 372 contributing buildings, a contributing structure, and four contributing sites.
The district is centered around a textile mill and the surrounding buildings, the majority of which are mill worker cottages. Other building include commercial, civic, recreational, and civic structures. The architect of the mill was a Mr. Agnew (or Agnue). The village was designed by landscape architect William B. Marquis, who later became a partner at Olmsted Brothers. Architectural styles include Colonial Revival, and Bungalow/Craftsman.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- "ALABAMA REGISTER OF LANDMARKS & HERITAGE" (PDF). ahc.alabama.gov. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fairfax Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved July 28, 2019. With accompanying pictures
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation, filed under Valley, Chambers County, AL:
- HAER No. AL-178, "129 GI Street (House)", 1 measured drawing
- HAER No. AL-168, "Crestview Ballpark, Crestview Lane", 2 photos, 1 photo caption page
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