Open Houses & Tours
City of Fairfax Museum & Visitor Center
10209 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22030
11am - 4pm
Explore The Fairfax Story exhibition, which follows the arc of Fairfax’s history, from Native American cultures to our local astronaut who orbited the earth aboard three Space Shuttle missions. The gallery is bursting with interesting local stories, and you can view everything in about an hour! The museum hosts traveling and special exhibits on a wide range of Virginia and American history topics so you will want to make return visits.
Ratcliffe-Allison-Pozer House
10386 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22030
11am – 3pm
Open for guided tours
This charming brick house is the City's oldest residence within what was the original 6-block Town of Providence. The daily activities of some of its twelve owners and occupants are interpreted for visitors, illustrating commercial and domestic change along Main Street during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Lot Number 10 in Providence was owned by Richard Ratcliffe, the city's founder. In 1807, cobbler Henry Logan purchased the lot and built a small brick house. It was expanded in 1824 by the Allison family.
The last two owners were Kate Waller Barrett, a prominent social reformer, and her daughter, Kitty Pozer. Following her mother's death, Kitty purchased the house with her husband, Charles Pozer, and joined a new 1927 prefabricated house to the earlier brick structure. A respected gardener, Mrs. Pozer deeded the house to the city in 1973. Following her death in 1981, the City purchased her extensive property that extended to North Street.
