Virginia Durant Young House

Virginia Durant Young House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The house in 2017
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Location	US 278, Fairfax, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°57′35″N 81°14′20″W / 32.95973°N 81.23875°W / 32.95973; -81.23875Coordinates: 32°57′35″N 81°14′20″W / 32.95973°N 81.23875°W / 32.95973; -81.23875
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1881 (1881)
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP reference #	83002183
Added to NRHP	August 8, 1983

Virginia Durant Young House, also known as Fairfax Library, is a historic home located at Fairfax, Allendale County, South Carolina. It was built in 1881, and is a 1-1/2-story frame, weatherboarded, vernacular Victorian cottage with a gable roof. The house rests on brick piers and has an irregular "U"-shaped plan that incorporated a medical office for Dr. Young. It was the home of Virginia Durant Young, journalist, novelist, humanitarian, political activist and internationally recognized leader of the women's suffrage movement in South Carolina and the nation. The home also served as the office for Mrs. Young's newspaper, the Fairfax Enterprise and as the office for Dr. Young's medical practice. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It now houses the Fairfax Public Library.