Tinner Hill, Falls Church

Name: Tinner Hill
Address: Falls Church, United States

#2 among attractions in Falls Church

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Tinner Hill is an historic area of Falls Church, Virginia, named after Charles and Mary Tinner, an African-American couple who bought land there in the late 19th century. Family members quarried stone used in many buildings nearby. Between 1910 and 1918, their descendant Joseph Tinner and Edwin Bancroft Henderson fought for civil rights and helped found the first rural branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. ()

Elevation: 295 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 38°52'45"N, 77°10'35"W

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West Falls ChurchFalls Church United States

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Tinner Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Eden Center, The Falls Church, Falls Church Farmers Market, State Theatre.

1.2 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Eden Center, Falls Church
32 min walk • Eden Center is a Vietnamese American strip mall located near the crossroads of Seven Corners in the City of Falls Church, Virginia.
~1720 ftE
Sacred and religious sites, Historical place, Church
The Falls Church, Falls Church
9 min walk • The Falls Church is an historic Episcopal church, from which the city of Falls Church, Virginia, near Washington, D. C. takes its name. The parish was established in 1732 and the brick church still in use today dates to 1769.
0.5 miNE
38°53'8"N • 77°10'21"W
Falls Church Farmers Market, Falls Church
13 min walk • Shopping, Farmer's market, Market
0.4 miNE
Bars and clubs, Nightlife, Concerts and shows
State Theatre, Falls Church
12 min walk • The State Theatre is a restaurant and concert venue in Falls Church, Virginia. Built in 1936, the venue operated as a movie theater until 1988. The theatre reopened in 1999 as a events hall and music theatre. The closest Metro station is the East Falls Church Metro station.
0.6 miN
History museum, Museum, Greek Revival architecture
Cherry Hill Farmhouse, Falls Church
15 min walk • The Cherry Hill Farmhouse is a house museum in Falls Church, Virginia, United States. Built in 1845 in a Greek Revival architecture style, it belonged to wealthy farmer families until 1945, and in 1956 it became property of the City of Falls Church, which transformed it into a museum, as a historical building.
~1290 ftN
Park
Big Chimneys, Falls Church
7 min walk • Big Chimneys Park is located in Falls Church, Virginia. It marks the site of a log house built in 1699. It is located on Annandale Road about a block west of Maple Avenue. It is currently under renovation from which is said to last from December 2019 to Summer of 2020.
0.5 miE
Greek Revival architecture
Birch House, Falls Church
13 min walk • Birch House is a historic home located at Falls Church, Virginia. It was built in the 1840s, as a 1 1/2-story, Greek Revival frame I-house dwelling. It was enlarged to two stories in the 1850s. It was again enlarged in 1873, by an extension across the rear of the original...
0.4 miNE
Entertainment
Cue Recording Studios, Falls Church
12 min walk • Cue Recording was one of the first 24-track analog recording studios in the Washington, DC area. The DC music scene from the 1970s through today enjoys a professional level of quality that many such studios offer locally.
0.5 miNW
Greek Revival architecture
Mount Hope, Falls Church
14 min walk • Mount Hope is a historic home located at Falls Church, Virginia. It was built in the 1830s, as a 1 1/2-story, frame I-house dwelling.

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Which popular attractions are close to Tinner Hill?

Nearby attractions include Big Chimneys, Falls Church (7 min walk), The Falls Church, Falls Church (9 min walk), Cue Recording Studios, Falls Church (12 min walk), State Theatre, Falls Church (12 min walk).

How to get to Tinner Hill by public transport?

The nearest stations to Tinner Hill:

Metro

East Falls Church • Lines: Or, Sv (30 min walk)

Bus

East Falls Church Metro • Lines: 15K, 26A, 2A, 3A, 3T, 3Y, 52, 53A, 53B, 55 (30 min walk)
6001332 • Lines: 26A, 3A (31 min walk)