Move into these historic Fairfax Co. homes — rent free

The Fairfax Arms Tavern was built in the s and is the only surviving building of what used to be the town of Old Colchester Courtesy Fairfax County The Fairfax Arms Tavern was built in the s and is the only surviving building of what used to be the town of Old Colchester Courtesy Fairfax County Imagine living in a home that is older than the country itself without paying rent The Fairfax County Park Authority is offering the opportunity for two separate houses one dates back to the s and the other The park authority is looking for what they call resident curators who will be responsible for specific long-term maintenance and rehabilitation on the homes The Fairfax Arms Tavern is one of the options It was built in the s and is the only surviving building of what used to be the town of Old Colchester While it may be selected hard work it is rent free and also sports an expansion with a modern kitchen so you won t quite be living like a settler on the frontier Fairfax Arms Tavern is listed under both the National Register of Historic Places and the Fairfax Inventory of Historic sites The Dranesville Tavern was built in and served as an inn for weary travelers Courtesy Fairfax County That is not the only place accepting resident applications On the other side of the county the park authority is looking for someone to live in the Dranesville Tavern on Leesburg Pike It was built in and served as an inn for weary travelers The tavern was open to the residents until the s Decades later it was bought by the park authority and then moved one hundred feet away to make room for a road expansion on Passage According to the park authority The Resident Curator Project will be offering these long-term lease agreements to tenants who are qualified Those leases are free of charge in exchange for a financial commitment and approved rehabilitation for the historic taverns Applications can be filled out on the park authority s website Source