Fairfax Historic District (Valley, Alabama)

Fairfax Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Roughly bounded by River Rd., Spring St., Lamer St., Derson St., Combs St., and Cussetta Rd., Valley, Alabama
Coordinates	32°47′35″N 85°10′51″W / 32.793056°N 85.180833°W / 32.793056; -85.180833Coordinates: 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[1]
Added to NRHP	September 24, 1999

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

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 , who later became a partner at Olmsted Brothers. Architectural styles include Colonial Revival, and Bungalow/Craftsman.^[2]

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