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Front Cover—Courthouse about 1920   Back Cover—Court papers, 1976   Five Colonial Justices of the Fairfax County Court: George Washington; George Mason; Thomas, sixth Lord Fairfax; George William Fairfax; and Bryan, eighth Lord Fairfax 2 Cartograph of Alexandria Courthouse Square 6 Surveys of courthouse lot, 1798–1924 15 Civil War view, 1862 32 Hopkins' map of Fairfax Court House, 1879 44 Marr monument's dedication, 1904 49 The Tavern, c. 1932 51 1907 courthouse picture 51 Two aerials of the courthouse and county center complex, 1970s 55 Clerk's Office, 1907 61 County Jail, 1886 63 Police Department, c. 1947 63 Naval Cannon 67 Marr Monument 67 War Memorial plaques 68 Central staircase mural 69 18th century English town and market halls 76 Two-story windows, c. 1966; double row windows, 1967 80 Courtroom remodeled in 1920 82 Central entrance, 1954 addition 83 Floor plans 88 Three views of the gutted courthouse, 1966 90 Two interiors of the courthouse restoration, c. 1968 92

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This monograph is one of a series of research reports on the historical and architectural landmarks of Fairfax County, Virginia. It has been prepared under the supervision of the Fairfax County Office of Comprehensive Planning, in cooperation with the Fairfax County History Commission, pursuant to a resolution of the Board of County Supervisors calling for a survey of the County's historic sites and buildings.

The authors of this report wish to acknowledge with thanks the assistance of Lindsey Carne, Mrs. J. H. Elliott, Lee Hubbard, Mrs. Jean Johnson Rust, and Mrs. Barry Sullivan, who provided information and graphics for this publication. Also valuable were the comments of the Honorable James Keith, Circuit Court Judge; Mrs. Edith M. Sprouse; John K. Gott; Mrs. Catharine Ratiner; and Mayo S. Stuntz, all of whom reviewed the manuscript with care prior to its final revisions.

Special thanks are tendered to the Honorable Thomas P. Chapman, Jr. and the Honorable W. Franklin Gooding, former Clerks of the Courts of Fairfax County; the Honorable James Hoofnagle, present Clerk of the Courts; and to Walter M. Macomber, architect of the 1967 reconstruction of the original wing of the courthouse, who granted extensive interviews which filled many of the gaps created by lack of documentary sources.

Throughout the entire research and writing of this report, the authors received valuable guidance and comments from the members of the Fairfax County History Commission and assistance from the staffs of the Fairfax County Public Library and the Virginia State Library.

Finally, the authors acknowledge with thanks the help of Jay Linard, Mrs. Verna McFeaters, Ms. Virginia Inge, Ms. Irene Rouse, Ms. Annette Thomas, and Ms. Robin Pedlar in manuscript preparation.

Ross Netherton
Ruby Waldeck