The Saunders House in the Fauquier County town of Warrenton was built in 1870 for the mercantile Saunders family during the Reconstruction period as a way to protect family assets from creditors. Designed in the Italianate architectural style, the house features a floorplan that is notably popular in rural parts of Fauquier County, as expressed by such National Register-listed antebellum residences as Oakwood and Waveland. From 1945 to 1951, the Saunders House was owned by Walter Chrysler, Jr., of the car manufacturing family and was modernized around the time of his ownership.
Many properties listed in the registers are private dwellings and are not open to the public, however many are visible from the public right-of-way. Please be respectful of owner privacy.
Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
