Historic Centreville

"Its situation is elevated and highly picturesque affording one of the best mountain prospects in the state of Virginia. It has always been remarkable for the salubrity of its air and the health of its inhabitants" .... from a 19th C advertisment for the Centreville Academy

Centreville is one of the oldest communities in Fairfax County. A number of historic homes, churches, and earthworks remain in the area. Many sites are concentrated within the Centreville Historic District, but there are places of historic interest throughout the area. Click on the links below to learn more. pardon our dust -- page is under construction feel free to scroll down and explore old links and articles

Local Sully Area History Fairfax County History Centreville Historic Sites Fairfax County Asian History Project Map of Centreville Historic District Fairfax County Archeology Illustrated History of Centreville Colvin Run Mill Historic Site Walking Guide of Centreville Historic District City of Fairfax Museum More Centreville Stories Mount Vernon Northern Virginia History Gunston Hall Sully Historic Site Fairfax County History Commission Eleanor C. Lawrence Park History Fairfax County Historical Society Historic Centreville Society Friends of Historic Centreville Regional Civil War History Bull Run Civil War Round Table Laura Ratcliffe House Confederate Fortifications Virginia & Other History Manassas National Battlefield Park Virginia Places: Geography and History Defenses of Washington History Matters - US History from GMU Manassas Museum Mosby Heritage Area Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Antietam Gettysburg

The Centreville Sears Catalog House In 1934 the Spindle family built a house they ordered from a Sears catalog that arrived in boxes on a train in Herndon. Mrs Spindle lived in the house until the 1980s, when she finally sold it. Empty, it awaited demolition to make room for a new development that never happened. Over the years, the Spindles made hardly any changes and this Brentwood model was recognized as significant for being in its near-original state. Today it is being fully restored by the Park Authority. Learn more ... Read an article written for Centreville Day 2004. Click here for a recent Park Resources article.

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Local Historic Sites Mount Gilead park -- participate in the planning process. Celebrate African-American History: Visit the Sully Historic Siteand take the Forgotten Road tour; Discover Alexandria's Black History Museum; Explore the virtual museum at the National Museum of African-American Heritage & Culture Street Map of Centreville Historic District

History at your fingertips: LINKS to History Websites Illustrated History of Centreville, courtesy of Debbie Robison, Historic Centreville Society, & the Fairfax County Park Authority as part of the Mount Gilead Park planning process. Civil War Trails Sign at the Old Stone Church

Was Braddock's gold buried in Centreville? Read the local legend, first published in 1954, and then read the 1982 investigation. Thanks to the Fairfax Historical Society for making these available!