Fairfax Historic District (Valley, Alabama)
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Fairfax Historic District | |
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  Location in Alabama  Location in United States | |
| 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 |
| 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] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 24, 1999 |
| Designated ARLH | December 19, 1991[2] |
The Fairfax Historic District in Valley, Alabama, United States, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
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.[1]
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.[3]
