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The Murray-Dick-Fawcett House is one of the earliest homes in Alexandria, and possibly the least altered 18th century home in Northern Virginia. The 0.3-acre lot, which contains a 1770s timber-frame and brick dwelling and a small garden, was one of the few buildings in existence in the area during the American Revolution. The house is named after three early owners: Irish-born Patrick Murray, who opened a livery stable "to take in gentleman's horses;" Elisha Cullen Dick, a physician who was at George Washington's deathbed; and the Fawcetts, descendants of merchant John Douglass Brown who bought the house in 1816. The garden is open to the public year round, while the house is open for special events throughout the year.

This site is a part of the Office of Historic Alexandria.