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Green & Brother Furniture (Historical Marker)

GPS Coordinates: 38.8031138, -77.0427519
Closest Address: 200 South Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

Green & Brother Furniture (Historical Marker)

Here follows the inscription written on this roadside historical marker:

Steam Furniture Works. Established 1828. Green & Brother, manufacturers of chamber, hall, parlor, dining-room, school, and church furniture. Wholesale and retail. Ssend for price list. Handrail, newells, balusters, brackets, bed-posts, table-legs; fancy turning, sewing, carving and moulding. All kinds of hard wood lumber. Woven wire and other spring, hair, moss, sponge and shuck mattresses. Cabinetmaker's and upholsterer's Material. Hard Wood and Cedar Logs Wanted.


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200 South Fairfax Street
Today this building is a Condominium

On the southeast corner of S. Fairfax Street and Prince Street is the remaining shell of James Green's extensive furniture factory, completed in 1836. On the south wall, the metal initials 'J G' are used at the end of an interior supporting rod. During the Civil War, the huge, brick building served as a military prison.


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Here follows an excerpt from the "Jaybird's Jottings" blog written by Jay Roberts:

Green Furniture Factory
200 South Fairfax

Originally a grain storage warehouse, this brick building was long home to a Furniture factory, owned by the James Green family. During the Civil War the building served as a military prison. Later uses included a car dealership. It’s now a nice set of city flats near Gentry Row.

The plaque itself stands out, different from all the others I have seen so far, and no indication of who placed it there. It’s also partially hidden by a potted plant. Bet you whoever placed it there is not a history buff!

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