Name/Title
Tate-Fairfax-Muse HouseEntry/Object ID
IMG1917Description
Tate-Fairfax-Muse House (201 E. Washington Street). An excellent example of Late Georgian architecture, the main clock of the house was constructed about 1800 on a lot owned by Mangus Tate, II, a prominent Jefferson County attorney and legislator. In 1803, the property was leased by Ferdinando Fairfax, great-nephew of both George Washington and Thomas, Lord Fairfax, and one of the county's first Justices of the Peace. Battaile Muse, business manager for both Washington and Fairfax, owned the property in 1810, and it is believed he built the kitchen at the rear. Muse was left in charge of Fairfax's Jefferson County holdings when the latter departed for England. In 1870 the detached kitchen was joined to the main residence. The west wall is constructed of Flemish bond brick.
Sketches made by Betty Davis. Information compiled by Wanda Perry.Acquisition
Accession
151Source or Donor
Davis, Elizabeth McDonald Browse (Mrs. J. Blackwell)Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Place
* Untyped Place
Charles Town, West Virginia