Fairfax Historic District (Valley, Alabama)

The Fairfax Historic District in Valley, Alabama was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

Fairfax Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location in Alabama Location in United States
Location	Roughly bounded by River Rd., Spring St., Lamer St., Derson St., Combs St., and Cussetta Rd., Valley, Alabama
Coordinates	32.793056°N 85.180833°W
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[1]
Added to NRHP	September 24, 1999

It is a 240 acres (97 ha) area roughly bounded by River Rd., Spring St., Lamer St., Derson St., Combs St., and Cussetta Rd. in Valley. It included 372 contributing buildings, a contributing structure, and four contributing sites.[1]

The district is centered around a textile mill and the surrounding building, 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.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fairfax Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved July 28, 2019. With accompanying pictures