Vandiver-Trout-Clause House
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Located on a 1766 Fairfax grant and site of a former blockhouse. Built by John Vandiver in early 19th century; soon operated as an ordinary. Henry Trout purchased the house in 1869, repairing damage done during the Civil War. In the latter half of the century the house was also a post office and polling place.
In 1904 the property was sold to Henry Clause, the inn's last proprietor.
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