The Ratcliffe-Allison-Pozer House tours are canceled on June 17 due to the the Juneteenth Celebration.

Click here for more information: fairfaxva.gov/juneteenth.

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The Ratcliffe-Allison-Pozer House (c. 1807) is the city's oldest residence within what was the original six-block Town of Providence.

Enjoy a free guided tour of the current exhibit, Kitty Barrett Pozer: A Life to Remember, from noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays through October.

The house was owned by a number of people — the final two being Kate Waller Barrett, a prominent social reformer, and her daughter, Kitty Pozer.

Following Barrett's death, Pozer purchased the house with her husband, Charles Pozer, and joined a new 1927 prefabricated house to the earlier brick structure. A respected gardener, Kitty Pozer deeded the house to the city in 1973. 

Following Kitty Pozer's death in 1981, the city purchased her extensive property that extended to North Street to create the Kitty Pozer Garden, a passive park showcasing her plantings.

The Kitty Pozer Garden is directly behind the 1927 house and includes carefully chosen plantings to emulate Kitty Pozer's gardening tastes intertwined with meandering pathways, and benches beneath a tall tree cover.  A wayside sign interprets the life and achievements of Kitty Pozer,a t rue preservationist.  Click here to view the Kitty Pozer Garden Map.