The Farr Property, ca 1958
Aerial Photograph of the Farr property located less than one mile south of the (then) Town of Fairfax. In 1958 the Fairfax Town Council voted to purchase this land and offer it to the University of Virginia for the permanent site of George Mason College (now University). Traffic arteries surrounding the property as shown are: Braddock Road (Va. 620) at the bottom of the photo, Payne Street (now Ox Road/Va. 123) at left, School Street (at top center) and Mechanic Street (now University Drive) at top right. 8" x 10" print; black and white.
Creator : unknown
Date : 1 June 1958
Source : George Mason University Facilities records
Rights : Copyright George Mason University
TAGS: 1958' Fairfax' Fairfax Campus' Farr' Farr tract' site selection
Citation: unknown, “The Farr Property, ca 1958,” A History of George Mason University, accessed February 19, 2019, http://ahistoryofmason.gmu.edu/items/show/233.