[151] Whiffen, "Early Courthouses," p. 6.
[152] William O'Neal, Architecture in Virginia, (New York: Walker, 1968), pp. 22–25.
[153] Whiffen, "Early Courthouses," p. 3.
[154] Fairfax County Court Minute Book, 1863–1867, p. 484.
[155] Fairfax County Court Minute Book, 1875–1879, p. 162.
[156] Fairfax County Court Minute Book, 1882–1885, p. 34.
[157] Examination of the courthouse attic in July 1967 revealed a bell, complete with mounting and wheel, with the following inscription: "TW & RC SMITH ALEXANDRIA 1844." It has not been determined when this bell was installed in or removed from the cupola. It was rehung in the cupola and rung again in 1976.
[158] Examination of the courthouse attic in July 1967 revealed a brass chandelier with six arms, approximately 24 inches long, fixed to a central hub. Burners at the end of each arm were fitted to hold glass globes or lamp chimneys. Fairfax County Court Minute Book, 1888–1892, p. 216. The end of the gaslight era occurred shortly after 1900, when, according to Thomas Chapman, former Clerk of Circuit Court, electric lights were installed in the clerk's office in 1902 and shortly thereafter in the courtroom.
[159] Interview with Thomas Chapman, former Clerk of Circuit Court.
[160] Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Minute Books, No. 17, p. 4, November 21, 1949; No. 18, pp. 2–9, November 15, 1950, pp. 296–298, May 22, 1951.