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The Attic of the Blenheim House, Fairfax, VA
It is nationally significant for the 100+ signatures, art, and poetry created by Union soldiers during their occupation of the Fairfax Court House area in 1862-1863. The house contains one of the most voluminous and best-preserved examples of Civil War graffiti in the nation, a "diary on walls" providing insight into typical soldier life during the Civil War. |
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The City of Fairfax, VA purchased the historic Blenheim estate in early 1999 to preserve and develop into a Civil War house museum and open-air park. Blenheim is a c.1855 central-hall-plan brick farmhouse on 12 acres located at 3610 Old Lee Highway. Blenheim is currently closed to the public during a multi-stage restoration, but is open once a year during the Fairfax Civil War Weekend (May 6 - 7, 2006) held on its grounds. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in early 2001.  |