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Fairfax County Park Authority is hosting a virtual watch party Thursday to show off renovations to the Turner Farmhouse in Great Falls. (Google Maps)
GREAT FALLS, VA In honor of Historic Preservation Month, the Fairfax County Park Authority is offering a peek at ongoing preservation work underway at one of its historic properties the Turner Farmhouse in Great Falls.
People taking part in the Thursday virtual watch party will be able to view a video tour of the farmhouse, which is being renovated as part of the county s Resident Curator Program. The video will examine the history of the property and the repairs the curator has completed since moving in.
May 5, 2021 at 2:00pm
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved subleasing the Ellmore Farmhouse in Herndon to the nonprofit ServiceSource on May 4.
The sublease will last 29 years as part of Fairfax County’s Resident Curator Program, which aims “to preserve historic properties by offering long-term leases to qualified tenants who agree to rehabilitate and maintain these historic resources in accordance with established preservation standards,” according to the county.
The decision followed an advertised public hearing on the motion that did not draw any comments from the community.
In accordance with the terms of the resident curator program, ServiceSource will rehabilitate the two-story, 3,300 square-foot house at 2739 West Ox Road while maintaining time-appropriate aspects of the property that was built in 1891.
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Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) Executive Director
Kirk Kincannon announced his retirement this week, ending his tenure with the award-winning agency effective Feb. 12.Â
Kincannon, a seasoned parks and recreation professional with four decades of national experience, including an additional 10 years with FCPA earlier in his career, cited his desire to spend more time with his family as the reason for his departure.