South Fairfax News

Date and Time: 07/02/2022 11:00 AM - 1:59 PM 

Location: Ratcliffe-Allison-Pozer House

10386 Main Street Fairfax, Virginia 22030

The Ratcliffe-Allison-Pozer House (c. 1807), is the city's oldest residence within what was the original six-block Town of Providence.

Enjoy a free guided tour of the current exhibit, Kitty Barrett Pozer: A Life to Remember, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through October 29.

The house was owned by a number of people — the final two being Kate Waller Barrett, a prominent social reformer, and her daughter, Kitty Pozer.

Following Barrett's death, Pozer purchased the house with her husband, Charles Pozer, and joined a new 1927 prefabricated house to the earlier brick structure. A respected gardener, Kitty Pozer deeded the house to the city in 1973. 

Following Kitty Pozer's death in 1981, the city purchased her extensive property that extended to North Street to create the Kitty Pozer Garden, a passive park showcasing her plantings.

The Kitty Pozer Garden is directly behind the 1927 house and includes carefully chosen plantings to emulate Kitty Pozer's gardening tastes intertwined with meandering pathways, and benches beneath a tall tree cover.  A wayside sign interprets the life and achievements of Kitty Pozer,a t rue preservationist.

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