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Lee-High Inn, formerly the Anchorage Motel. "The Anchorage Motel is one of the best examples of roadside motels in the City of Fairfax. Constructed circa 1955... The motel’s form reflects its name: the main building is in the shape of the hull of a boat. Other nautical influences include lighthouse-shaped towers and porthole windows. The Anchorage Motel represents a shift in motel design in the 1950s when motels began to provide a greater number of rooms and offer more amenities". Office and reception in the form of a ship. 9865 Fairfax Blvd.
Lee Highway motels - US Highway 50.
Virginia DHR 151-5226
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Lee-High Inn, formerly the Anchorage Motel. "The Anchorage Motel is one of the best examples of roadside motels in the City of Fairfax. Constructed circa 1955... The motel’s form reflects its name: the main building is in the shape of the hull of a boat. Other nautical influences include lighthouse-shaped towers and porthole windows. The Anchorage Motel represents a shift in motel design in the 1950s when motels began to provide a greater number of rooms and offer more amenities". Office and reception in the form of a ship. 9865 Fairfax Blvd.
Lee Highway motels - US Highway 50.
Virginia DHR 151-5226