File:Metzer House, Colchester, Fairfax County, VA HABS VA,30-COLCH,2-1.tif

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- Metzer House, Colchester, Fairfax County, VA
Title
- Metzer House, Colchester, Fairfax County, VA
Depicted place Virginia; Fairfax County; Colchester
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 5 x 7 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HABS VA,30-COLCH,2-1
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  • Significance: This small house together with the Tavern nearby (VA-413), both dating about last half of the 18th century, constitute the sole remnants of a once flourishing community. Colchester was a tobacco port of importance, approximately midway between Alexandria and Dumfries. A plat of the town is reported to be preserved at Fairfax Court House.
  • Survey number: HABS VA-580
  • Building/structure dates: ca. 17h2 Initial Construction
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/va1018.photos.161363p
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