Briarwood Farmhouse Inventory Nomination Form...Apr 30, 2020 · S.T. Terrett, Sr. House/ Briarwood Farmhouse Exterior The S.T. Terrett, Sr. House, also known as the Briarwood Farmhouse,

FAIRFAX COUNTY INVENTORY OF HISTORIC SITES

INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY NOMINATION FORM

PART 1

To be considered for listing in the Fairfax County Inventory of Historic Sites by the Fairfax County History Commission, a property must retain historical integrity and meet one or more of the following criteria (check all that apply):

Exemplify the cultural, economic, social, political, or historic heritage of the county, state or nation;

Be the site of a significant historical event or pattern of events;

Be identified with a person or group of persons who influenced society;

Embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of design or construction;

Represent the work of a master craftsman, architect, designer, or builder;

Possess high artistic value;

Have yielded, or may be likely to yield, archaeological information important in history or prehistory;

Represent an established and familiar visual feature of a neighborhood, community, or the county that serves as a focus of community identity and pride; or

Represents an aspect of heritage considered important by a discrete population, ethnic group, or community.

PART 2

1. NAME OF PROPERTY:

A. Historic name (if not known, use current name or address):

B. Other name(s)/site number (if applicable):

2. STREET ADDRESS:

3. FAIRFAX COUNTY TAX MAP REFERENCE NUMBER(S):

Revised February 2019

Inventory of Historic Sites Nomination Form – Individual Property

4. FAIRFAX COUNTY SUPERVISOR DISTRICT:

5. LEGAL OWNER(S) OF PROPERTY:

Name:

Address :

City / State/ Zip Code:

Daytime Telephone and E-Mail:

6. NOTIFICATION OF PROPERTY OWNER(S):

If Applicant is not the property owner, the property owner(s) has been informed that this application has been prepared and submitted for consideration.

Person(s) contacted, method of contact, and date of contact:

7. GENERAL DATA:

A. Type of property:

B. Date(s) of resource(s) and source:

C. Number of accessory buildings, structures, or objects and brief description:

D. Approximate area or acreage:

E. Architect or builder (if known):

F. Original or historical use:

G. Present use:

H. Date(s) of significance:

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PROVIDENCE

BUILDING


8. GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Describe the present and historical physical appearance of the building or site, including architectural features, additions, and any alterations to the property over time. Description should also address building or site condition, setting, and any significant landscape features. Information should be submitted on typed, consecutively numbered 8 ½" x 11" sheets, as necessary.

9. SIGNIFICANCE AND HISTORY:

Choose the criteria of significance from the list in Part 1 and explain why the property meets the chosen criteria. More than one criterion may be chosen, however each must then be explained. Describe the history of the site and why the site is important in the history of Fairfax County, the state, and/or the nation. Note any significant features, events, personages and/or families associated with the property. Include the time periods or dates associated with the significance of the site. Please cite all sources of information. Information should be submitted on typed, consecutively numbered 8 ½" x 11" sheets, as necessary.

10. SOURCES:

Provide a list of all sources consulted to gather information on the property (a bibliography). Information should be submitted on typed, consecutively numbered 8 ½" x 11" sheets, as necessary.

11. MAPS:

A County Parcel Identification Map section map showing the precise location of the property must be provided. A sketch showing the location of the primary building, structure, or object and any accessory buildings on the site should also be provided. Please include the overall dimensions of the major building(s) and/or an approximate scale. Sketches may be hand-drawn.

12. PHOTOGRAPHS:

Black and white or color exterior photographs that show all elevations should be provided. Photographs of other buildings on the property and views of the general setting are also required. If available, black and white or color interior photographs may be provided, but are not necessary if not nominating interior.

Identification should describe the property view in the photograph (i.e. north side of house) and the date of the image. 35mm photographs should be identified on the reverse in pencil and should not be mounted or affixed in any way. Digital photos should be printed and identified and a CD submitted with the photo files in TIFF or JPEG format or by contacting the Department of Planning and Zoning Heritage Resources to make special arrangements for the electronic transfer of the photos.. A numbered photo log (list) may be submitted with photos in place of individual identification; however each photo should then be numbered.



13. APPLICANT (the person who prepared this form):

By submitting this nomination, I hereby state that all original information and images produced for this nomination and submitted herewith may be used and/or republished by Fairfax County and its agencies for informational, educational or any other County-related purposes.

Name:

Address:

City / State/ Zip Code:

Daytime Telephone and E-Mail:

APPLICANT'S SIGNATURE:______________________________DATE:_________________

Please submit this application with accompanying materials and documentation to:

Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning Planning Division/Heritage Resources History Commission Liaison 12055 Government Center Parkway, Suite 730 Fairfax, VA 22035

To request optional digital submission, please email staff: [email protected]

Staff will review the application for completeness. Adequate nominations will be submitted to the History Commission for consideration to add the property to the Inventory of Historic Sites.

To request reasonable ADA accommodations, call the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning, 703-324-1380, TTY 711 (Virginia Relay).


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Knowing the Past—Building the Future

Fredericksburg, Virginia ● www.dovetailcrg.com ● Wilmington, Delaware

April 30, 2020

Denice Dressel Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning Planning Division/Heritage Resources History Commission Liaison 12055 Government Center Parkway, Suite 730 Fairfax, Virginia 22035

Re: Fairfax County Inventory of Historic Places (FCIHS) Individual Property Nomination Form/ S.T. Terrett, Sr. House, 8914 Mears Street, Fairfax, County of Fairfax, Virginia (RZ/SE/SP Plan Number: RZ 2006-PR-017, Lot 1, Section 2, Hideaway Park).

Dear Ms. Dressel:

On behalf of NFD Mears Development, LLC, Dovetail Cultural Resource Group is pleased to submit a FCIHS individual property nomination form for the S.T. Terrett, Sr. House, also known as Briarwood Farmhouse, located at 8914 Mears Street, Fairfax, County of Fairfax, Virginia. This form was completed as part of the County proffer requirements for the development of the property by NFD Mears Development, LLC, who purchased it in 2017. The application for the subdivision of the property was approved by the County of Fairfax and as part of the rezoning application and mitigation process, the new development is subject to the Proffer Law in the Code of Virginia. A portion of the proffer for the new subdivision requires that the property be surveyed and analyzed by an architectural historian, resulting in the production of this FCIHS form.

Attached please find parts 1 and 2 of the form. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to me or Kerri S. Barile at (540) 899-9170 or [email protected]/[email protected].

Respectfully submitted,

Adriana T. Moss Architectural Historian

FICHS Individual Property Nomination Form Page 2 S.T. Terrett, Sr. House, 8914 Mears Street, Fairfax, Virginia

8. General Description:

The S.T. Terrett, Sr. House, otherwise known as the Briarwood Farmhouse, is located at 8914 Mears Street in the moderately populated, suburban, residential area of the Fairfax County, Virginia. The 1.68-acre property, composed of portions of two tax parcels (Parcel ID #s 0482 17020004 and part of 0482 1702 A), is bounded by Interstate-66 (I-66) on the north and other residential properties of the residential subdivision of Hideaway Park, some of which is of recent construction, and the recently added street called Cambridge Park Place on the southwest. Bear Branch, which runs north-south, is east of the resource. The slightly sloping lot is covered by a grassy lawn, manicured near the building, dotted with deciduous trees that become thicker towards the northern portion. A brick walkway extends from the secondary entrance on the northeast elevation into the rear (north) yard which formerly connected to an unpaved driveway that is no longer extant.1 A gravel driveway was being cut in on the northwest side of the dwelling from the new Cambridge Park Place during the time of survey. Associated with the primary resource (the dwelling) are two sheds.

The coordinates for the house are 38°52'40.87"N, 77°15'19.53"W and were obtained through Google Earth in April 2020. There is no restriction on the release of locational data to the public.

S.T. Terrett, Sr. House/ Briarwood Farmhouse Exterior

The S.T. Terrett, Sr. House, also known as the Briarwood Farmhouse, is a two-and-one-half-story, two-bay, single-family dwelling constructed in a side-gable-and-wing plan around 1911. Decorative elements are minimal but those present call to the Colonial Revival style. The building is constructed on a continuous foundation composed of rubble stone topped by brick laid in a four-to-one common bond. The frame structural system is clad in replacement composite siding that imitates drop weatherboard and wood cornerboards. The cross-gabled roof is sheathed in asphalt shingles with a plain wood frieze and features close open eaves with exposed wood, scroll rafter tails in the non-gabled ends. An interior-end brick chimney is off-centered in the southwest elevation and an exterior-end, brick chimney is off-centered in the northeast elevation of the wing. The exterior-end chimney features a metal cleanout door that is located on the northwest side towards the base.

The current primary entrance is centered in the northwest elevation (current façade). Taking into consideration the organization of the fenestration openings on all visible elevations of the building’s core, it is possible that the original primary entrance may have been located in the void in the western half of the façade or in the southeast elevation now covered by an addition. The current primary entrance, with a simple wood surround, is filled with a single-leaf, wood, half-glazed door with six lights and three horizontal recessed panels; it is covered by an aluminum-framed, glass storm door. Other fenestration includes single, six-over-six, wood-framed, double-hung-sash windows covered with

1 Esri 2019.


aluminum storm windows. Most windows are flanked by fixed aluminum, louvered shutters and feature simple wood surrounds. A secondary entrance is situated on the northeast elevation of the wing to the east of the chimney stack and is filled with a single-leaf, paneled, fiberglass door. A parged concrete-block bulkhead is located in the southern half of the southeast elevation. According to the current resident, the wood bulkhead doors are in the process of being replaced.2 He stated that the bulkhead leads to an approximately 10-feet-by-10-feet, basement-level, unfinished room that contains mechanical equipment.3

A one-story, wrap-around wood porch spans the west half of the northwest and southwest elevations. The porch is elevated on brick piers and the hipped roof sheathed in asphalt shingles is supported by squared wood posts. The porch is lined with a squared wood balustrade and is accessed by a set of long brick steps on the northwest elevation in front of the main entry. The underside of the roof is open and clad in wood beadboard and features metal drop pendant lights. A one-story, gable-roofed entry porch is set on the east side of the chimney stack in the northeast elevation of the wing. The decking is composed of brick and the roof supports and the balustrade are similar to those found in the wrap-around porch. Drop weatherboard siding is in the gabled ends and the ceiling is covered in wood beadboard, which features a metal square ceiling light.

A one-story, gabled addition protrudes from the eastern two thirds of the southeast elevation and is clad in the same materials as the core; it was added to the building between 1949 and 1953 (Government of Fairfax County, Virginia [Fairfax County] 1953; Nationwide Environmental Title Research, LLC 1949). The continuous foundation is composed of concrete block and the open roof eaves are covered with wood. Fenestration includes a single-leaf, wood door similar to that in the primary entry. It is covered by a fully glazed, metal door and features a Colonial Revival-style door surround with fluted pilasters and a denticulated flat pediment. Windows are single one-over-one, vinyl, double-hung sashes flanked by fixed aluminum, louvered shutters. The door is accessed by a brick stoop lined with a metal rail. A metal, lantern wall light fixture is situated to the south of the door. S.T. Terrett, Sr. House/ Briarwood Farmhouse Interior

The primary entrance on the northwest elevation enters into the original core (gable of the gable-and-wing plan) of the building leads into a small entryway in the first story that faces a straight staircase (to the southeast) flanked by walls composed of drywall. The staircase is composed of pine wood steps lined with a single wood rail supported by metal brackets along the northeast wall; the second tread from the bottom is hinged and provides access to an open compartment beneath. A single-leaf door opening to the southwest of the entryway leads to an office in the core of the building that feature pine wood flooring and drywall walls with plain wood base boards and window and door surrounds. A radiator is centered on the southwest wall and the southern corner protrudes, housing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system duct work; this was likely the former chimney flue. A single-leaf door opening situated on the southeast wall leads to the dining

2 Peter Sands, personal communication 2020. 3 Ibid.


room; it features a thick wood threshold saddle. A radiator is set along the southwest wall beneath a window and a wood chair rail lines the walls in this room. A single-leaf, four-paneled, wood door is situated on the northwest wall and leads to a closet located beneath the stairs, which exposed remainder plaster and lath from original construction of the building. A similar door in the east half of the southeast walls enters into a combination bathroom and laundry room located within the one-story addition; it features dry wall walls with a wood chair rail and tile flooring.

A single-leaf door opening to the northeast of the entryway leads to the wing portion of the gabled-and-wing plan, which is encompassed by the living room. The walls, flooring, and fenestration surrounds of this room are similar to that of the rest of the core. A wood-burning iron stove set on a brick, arched hearth is centered on the northeast wall, north of a secondary exterior entrance; the brick continues up the wall to the ceiling. The southeast wall of the wing has been removed and opens into the kitchen located in the one-story addition. A step down allows entry into the kitchen, which features drywall walls and laminate flooring. Cabinetry lines the east corner and the southwest wall of the kitchen. A secondary exterior entrance is located on the southeast wall while a single-leaf door opening with a single step enters into the dining room.

The staircase in the entryway leads to the second story of the dwelling; it opens to a landing with pine wood flooring and drywall walls with plain wood base boards. Southwest of the landing is a partially turned, wood balustrade. Wood door and window surrounds are more elaborate on this level and feature fluted pilasters, plinth blocks, and bullseye rosette detailing. The more highly decorated door and window surrounds suggest that those in the first floor are possibly replacements, while those on the second floor are likely original. Doors on this level are single-leaf, wood, four-paneled units. On the southwest side of the landing are two doorways: one on the southwest wall that leads to an office and the other on the northwest wall to a bedroom. The office was inaccessible during the time of survey. The bedroom features carpeted floors and drywall walls with plain wood base boards; a closet is situated on the northeast wall above the stairs. A bathroom is accessed by a door on the southeast wall, which faces the staircase. The bathroom floor is tiled and a radiator is located along the northeast wall, southwest of a narrow closet.

A single-leaf door opening on the northeast wall of the landing enters into a hallway that runs northwest to southeast in the wing portion of the building. The flooring in this section of the second floor is carpeted and walls are composed of drywall. A single-leaf door is on the southeast half of the northeast wall and enters into a bedroom; a radiator is situated along the northwest wall. A winder staircase is situated at the northwestern terminus of the hall in this section and provides access to the upper half story. A recessed shelf is located on the southwest wall of the first portion of the staircase on the second story, which may be a core interior wall of the gabled portion.

The staircase is partially lined with a turned wood rail and leads into a large open multi-use room in the upper half-story that is carpeted, has wall composed of drywall lined with a plain wood baseboard, and features plain wood fenestration surrounds. A single-leaf, six-


paneled composite door is located in the southeast wall and provides access to a bathroom. The bathroom features faux wood vinyl flooring and drywall walls.

Circa-1965 Shed

A circa-1965, one-story, one-bay shed is located approximately north of the primary resource.4 The frame outbuilding has a concrete-block pier foundation and is clad in board-and-batten wood siding. The moderately pitched, front-gabled roof with exposed rafter tails is sheathed in pressed metal. The primary entry is located on the southwest elevation and is filled with a sliding board-and-batten door. A wood shed-roofed hood protects the metal track mechanism of the door. A two-over-two, wood-framed, double-hung-sash window is located on the southeast elevation. A narrow wood deck spans the southwest elevation in front of the entry.

Circa-1970 Shed

The circa-1970, one-story, two-bay shed is situated about 212 feet slightly northwest of the primary resource, near the sound barrier for I-66.5 The building sits on a poured-concrete foundation and the frame structural system in clad in T1-11 siding. It is covered by a gambrel roof with a wood closed eave and is sheathed in asphalt shingles. Two entrances surrounded by simple wood frames are situated on the south elevation; both are filled with a board-and-batten, Dutch door. Other fenestration includes single-light, metal-frame awning windows and a double-leaf, board-and-batten “hayloft” door. The interior consists of a large open room, features a dirt floor, and a wood ladder is situated in the west half of the building and provides access to the upper half story.

No Longer Extant

Two additional resources were previously recorded with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) as part of the resource in 2014: a secondary dwelling and a well. The secondary dwelling is likely one of the sheds and was recorded incorrectly at the time of survey, as historic aerials do not indicate another building on the property. The well was located west of the dwelling. As that area was currently under construction during the time of survey, the well appears to have been closed or removed.

9. Significance and History:

Significance

The S.T. Terrett, Sr. House, also known as the Briarwood Farmhouse, at 8914 Mears Street in the Providence District of Fairfax County was constructed around 1911 during the ownership of Stuart Thornton Terrett, Sr.’s in a side-gable-and-wing plan with minimal Colonial Revival-style elements. The building embodies the distinctive characteristics of a

4 Fairfax County 1960, 1976. 5 Ibid.


type, period, or method of design or construction in its side-gabled-and-wing plan with Colonial Revival-style elements, popular at the turn of the twentieth century in Fairfax County. The building retains a moderate amount of historic integrity of materials, design, and workmanship and is one of few examples left of this property type and form in this region of Fairfax County. Therefore, it is recommended to be listed in the FICHS. While this building is recommended for listing in the FICHS, it is suggested to not be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. See additional data on this recommendation in the resource’s Preliminary Information Form and Historic American Building Survey Level III documentation on file at the County and the DHR.

History

The S.T. Terrett, Sr. House was built on what was once an approximately 180-acre property in the Providence District of Fairfax County on the north side of Falls Church Road (now Lee Highway) with Bear Branch, which runs north-west and drains into the Accotink Creek to the south, running through the easternmost portion of the property.6 This property, known as Lots 5 and 6 as described in the division of the estate of John Moore in 1837, were once part of the larger Broadwaters patent.7 Lots 5 and 6 were purchased by Frederick Augustus Chapman Terrett, a farmer, from the heirs of Moore in 1857 for a total of $4,487.65.8 Prior to his purchase of Lots 5 and 6, Frederick and his family lived at another farm property, known as Glen Mary, along Little River Turnpike.9 An 1879 map of the county shows a house owned by T.A.C. Terrett (likely an error and meant to be F.A.C. Terrett) set far back, about three-quarters of a mile, down a long farm lane on the north side of the Falls Church and Fairfax Courthouse Road (now Lee Highway) and east of Bear Branch.10 This building appears to be slightly further north than the current resource, which is located approximately 0.3 mile from Lee Highway.

Frederick died intestate in 1895, but it was not until 1908 that his heirs allotted the approximately 180-acre tract “lying on the public road from Falls Church to Fairfax” to Frederick’s son, Stuart Thornton Terrett (1864–1944).11 Although some sort of building or buildings were already extant on this tract according to tax assessment records, a $400 increase in building value between the years of 1910 and 1911 indicates that another structure or building, likely the S.T. Terrett, Sr. House, was constructed during that year.12 The house is first noted in a 1912 map of rural delivery routes throughout Fairfax County.13 A 1915 topographic map shows the current building along with an additional building, likely a barn that is visible in more recent historic aerials.14 The 1915 topographic map also

6 Fairfax County Deed Book (FCDB) A3:149–152. 7 Ibid. 8 FCDB Y3:444–445; Johnston 1893:175; United States Federal Population Census (U.S. Census) 1880. 9 The Alexandria Gazette 1858:3. 10 Hopkins 1879. 11 FCDB B7:416–419, 649; Kelly 2008; Selected Passports 1923. 12 Fairfax County Tax Assessment Records 1910, 1911. 13 United States Post Office Department 1912. 14 Fairfax County 1937; United States Geological Survey 1915.


shows that Hunter Road was established by this time and a driveway extends from that road towards the current resource.

Stuart married Scottish immigrant, Agnes Wallace Hunter, in 1894 and they had two children: Agnes Stuart and Stuart Thornton, Jr.15 In the early-twentieth century, Stuart worked primarily as a general farmer, and even competed at fairs with his products.16 He was employed as a Fairfax County land assessor and owned a saw mill where he sold chestnut shingles, among other items.17 It appears the Terrett family spent a significant amount of time in Washington, D.C., particularly during the winter and school months. Newspaper society notes suggest that the Terrett children attended city schools while they summered at Briarwood Farm in Fairfax County, what they called the property at the time.18 It is possible that the S.T. Terrett, Sr. House property, or Briarwood Farm, could have been rented to tenant farmers working the land during the first several decades of the twentieth century. Federal census records from this period indicate that the Terrett’s most immediate neighbors are renting, such as the Smallwood family, who are noted to be residing on a “rented farm” and were recorded after the Terretts, and the Kidwells.19 This further suggests a possible tenant situation.

Stuart, Sr., and family appear to be an example of urban migrants during this time. Although the Terretts continued to occasionally live on the farm property in Providence District, Agnes, Agnes Stuart, and Stuart, Jr., are primarily living in Washington, D.C. according to federal population census records.20 During World War I, Stuart, Jr., enlisted and served in St. Nazaire, France while the remainder of the family continued to move back and forth between Fairfax and Washington, D.C. where they occupied two apartments at 3100 Connecticut Avenue NW.21 However, newspaper records indicate that Stuart was selling off portions of the property as early as 1925.22 At this time, Stuart, Sr., worked as a clerk for the city’s post office while still farming and his wife was employed as a clerk for the federal government and active in committees, such as the Red Cross and St. John’s Guild.23 Their son, Agnes Stuart, was a draftsman for the Department of Agriculture and Stuart, Jr., worked as a clerk for the federal government.24

During the first several decades of the twentieth century, vehicular and rail transportation developments in the county and across the Commonwealth provided better access to other areas including Washington, D.C. Beginning in the interwar years and continuing

15 U.S. Census 1900; Virginia Department of Health 1932. 16 The Alexandria Gazette 1893:3; Fairfax Herald 1907:3. 17 Fairfax Herald 1904:3, 1909:2; United States City Directories (U.S. City Directories) 1927. 18 The Evening Star 1909:6, 1910:4. 19 U.S. Census 1910, 1920. 20 U.S. Census 1920, 1930, 1940. 21 Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General 1919; U.S. Census 1920; U.S. City Directories 1921, 1927. 22 Fairfax Herald 1925:5. 23 The Herndon Observer 1935:1, 1936:1; U.S. City Directories 1927. 24 U.S. City Directories 1927.


thereafter, “urban migrants who came along the new roads and railroad lines” sought an escape from the city.25

The earliest to arrive were summer residents, then came the part-time farmers who wanted country air but city pay. Finally the unabashed suburbanite who looked only for a quiet place to rest between bouts of urban employment moved in. Nearly all came seeking how they could benefit by living in the country, not what they could contribute to it.26

Historic aerials from the 1930s indicate that a large barn was situated north of the dwelling with a cluster of outbuildings situated east of the barn; the complex was surrounded by agricultural fields with wooded areas to the north and northwest and primarily accessed by a long farm lane extending from Hideaway Road.27 One other farm complex was located to the west and Lee Highway to the south was partially lined with small residential plots. In 1941, Stuart, Sr., and Agnes subdivided their Fairfax County property into five lots with two portions not included.28 The lot with the S.T. Terrett, Sr. House was subdivided as a part of what was designated as Lot F and included 26.128 acres. It, along with two other lots, was sold that year to Reginald Edwin and Sadie Nelson Roberts, husband and wife.29

Reginald and Sadie married in January 1940.30 Reginald worked as a paper hanger and painter for most of his life, while Sadie worked as a long-distance operator for 40 years with the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.31 Historic aerials from the 1950s still show the dwelling and an expanded barn and cluster of outbuildings surrounded by agricultural fields; however, suburbanization is evident as more dwellings line Hunter and Hideaway roads and several small residential subdivisions are noted to be extending from Lee Highway to the south.32 The suburban housing boom was particularly evident post-World War II in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.33 Further advances in transportation and influences from the Second World War spurred growth outside of central cities, particularly in the northern Virginia area, and inevitably completely changed the landscape in this once primarily rural area of the county.

A 1960 aerial shows a large residential subdivision constructed immediately north of the S.T. Terrett, Sr. House, which still maintained its outbuildings as well as some agricultural land.34 By 1963, the I-66 corridor immediately north of the dwelling was cleared and constructed by 1964; at this point, the associated outbuildings had been demolished.35 In 1966, the Roberts sold some of their land to Cometa, Inc., and were left with an

25 Pryor 1979:109. 26 Pryor 1979:109. 27 Fairfax County 1937. 28 FCDB J15:145–146. 29 Ibid. 30 Virginia Department of Health 1940. 31 Virginia Department of Health 1972; The Washington Post 1984:C6. 32 Fairfax County 1953. 33 KCI Technologies, Inc. 1999:B-40. 34 Fairfax County 1960. 35 Nationwide Environmental Title Research, LLC 1963, 1964.


approximately 2.6-acre tract with the S.T. Terrett, Sr. House, while the surrounding land was subdivided into a residential subdivision called Hideaway Park.36

After Reginald’s death in 1972, Sadie sold the approximately 2.6-acre tract to Timothy Joseph and Virginia Hicks Waters, husband and wife.37 Aerials from the 1970s show the S.T. Terrett, Sr. House on a slightly triangular property with the extant two sheds situated to the north; a long driveway is shown to extend from Mears Street towards the north side of the dwelling.38 In 2017, the tract was purchased by NFD Mears Development, LLC, for $965,000 and was then further subdivided for the construction of additional single-family homes; the house and its associated outbuildings lie on two lots within this subdivision, measuring 1.68 acres.39

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11. Maps

Figure 1: Fairfax County Tax Map of the S.T. Terrett, Sr. House/Briarwood Farmhouse at 8914 Mears Street, Fairfax, Virginia 22031 (Outlined in Red).40

40 Fairfax County 2020.


Figure 2: Site Plan of the S.T. Terrett, Sr. House/Briarwood Farmhouse at 8914 Mears Street, Fairfax, Virginia 22031.41 Not to scale.


Figure 3: Sketch Plan of the S.T. Terrett, Sr. House/Briarwood Farmhouse at 8914 Mears Street, Fairfax, Virginia 22031. Not to drawn scale.


Figure 4: Detail Sketch Plan with Approximate Measurements of the S.T. Terrett, Sr. House/Briarwood Farmhouse at 8914 Mears Street, Fairfax, Virginia 22031. Not drawn to scale.


12. Photographs

Photo 1: S.T. Terrett, Sr. House, Northwest Elevation.

Photo 2: S.T. Terrett, Sr. House, East Oblique.


Photo 3: S.T. Terrett, Sr. House, Northeast Elevation.

Photo 4: S.T. Terrett, Sr. House, South Oblique.


Photo 5: S.T. Terrett, Sr. House, West Oblique.


Photo 6: S.T. Terrett, Sr. House, Southeast Elevation Door Detail.


Photo 7: S.T. Terrett, Sr. House First Story Lath Detail Beneath the Stairs, Looking Northwest.


Photo 8: S.T. Terrett, Sr. House First Story, Dining Room, Looking West.

Photo 9: S.T. Terrett, Sr. House First Story, Living Room, Looking Northwest.


Photo 10: S.T. Terrett, Sr. House First Story, Living Room, Looking West.

Photo 11: S.T. Terrett, Sr. House Second Story, Door Frame Detail, Looking Northeast.


Photo 12: S.T. Terrett, Sr. House Living Room Stove, Looking Northeast.


Photo 13: S.T. Terrett, Sr. House Second Story, Landing, Looking Southwest.


Photo 14: S.T. Terrett, Sr. House Second Story, Master Bedroom, Looking South.

Photo 15: S.T. Terrett, Sr. House Stairs, Looking Northwest from Landing.


Photo 16: S.T. Terrett, Sr. House Upper Half Story, Looking Southwest.

Photo 17: S.T. Terrett, Sr. House Upper Half Story, Stair Detail Looking Down Towards the Northwest.


Photo 18: Circa-1965 Shed, South Oblique.

Photo 19: Circa-1970 Shed, Southwest Oblique.

Documents

Briarwood Farmhouse Inventory Nomination Form...Apr 30, 2020 · S.T. Terrett, Sr. House/ Briarwood Farmhouse Exterior The S.T. Terrett, Sr. House, also known as the Briarwood Farmhouse,