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The Lord Fairfax House on Cameron Street

A Library of Congress photograph shows the Lord Fairfax House at 607 Cameron Street in Alexandria, paired with a later street view.

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Here’s a great photo of the Lord Fairfax House at 607 Cameron Street in Alexandria. By the way, Lord Fairfax was the Baron of Cameron, hence the street name.

Lord Fairfax House (Library of Congress)

And here’s the Google Street View today.

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