Virginia Department of Historic Resources Virginia Department of Historic Resources
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VLR Listing Date 12/07/2005
NRHP Listing Date 02/09/2006
NRHP Reference Number 06000033
One of the first suburban developments in Fairfax County, the Tauxemont Historic District was initially built by a cooperative formed by young government employees who had been drawn to the Washington, D.C. area for jobs in various New Deal agencies during the four-term presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Cooperative member Robert Davenport developed Tauxemont, creating a site plan of residential streets that followed the natural, curving topography of the hills with minimum disruption to the existing trees and undergrowth, which distinguished the subdivision from most other contemporary residential developments. Tauxemont featured basic and affordable one-story, cinderblock houses with large windows, screened by natural vegetation to provide privacy, and a network of paths that led to a community pre-school and center, a playing field, and tennis courts. All three sections of the Tauxemont Historic District were completed by the late 1940s.
Many properties listed in the registers are private dwellings and are not open to the public, however many are visible from the public right-of-way. Please be respectful of owner privacy.
Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
Updated: March 20, 2023
