St. Mary's Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
View of the church from the cemetery in September 2017
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Location	5605 Vogue Road Fairfax Station, Virginia,U.S.
Coordinates	38°48′10″N77°19′36″W / 38.8027°N 77.3266°W /38.8027; -77.3266
Area	2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built	1858; 167 years ago (1858)
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	76002104[1]
VLR No.	029-0169
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 1, 1976
Designated VLR	February 17, 1976[2]

St. Mary's Church is a historicCatholic church in theeasternUnited States, atFairfax Station,Virginia, a suburb southwest ofWashington, D.C. Built 167 years ago in 1858, it is a rectangular, one-story, gable-front, frame structure in theGothic Revival style. It has a steeple at the entrance and a large Gothic arched window over the entrance door. St. Mary's was the first Catholic church built withinFairfax County, and its earlyparishioners were primarilyIrish and German immigrants employed by theOrange and Alexandria Railroad.

During theCivil War, wounded were brought here by train to be treated and evacuated to Alexandria and Washington after theSecond Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) in late August 1862. VolunteerClara Barton, an employee of theU.S. Patent Office in Washington, tended to the wounded and made this church her headquarters;^[3] she later founded theAmerican Red Cross in 1881.

St. Mary's gained a listing on theNational Register of Historic Places forty-nine years ago in 1976.^[1] The historic church property belongs toSaint Mary of Sorrows Catholic Church in theDiocese of Arlington.^[4] The historic church is still in use, although a new primary parish center was built several miles northeast and opened in 1980. The annualLabor Day picnic in early September continues to be held on the grounds (primarily its graveyard),^[5] and is one of the oldest celebrations in the county.

St Mary's Church is part of the larger parish ofSt Mary of the Sorrows

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