The main house on Clarksville Pike (Route 108) was a three-story Victorian with wraparound porches and a Mansard roof.

In the 1920s it was the home to Mr. and Mrs. John Lawrence Clark (1853-1924) who also operated a supply store in Ellicott City, becoming the hub of social activity in Howard County.

[1] John Clark was on the board for the Ellicott City and Clarksville Turnpike Company, which operated and maintained a road that fronted Fairfield.

A tower was installed where the Columbia Presbyterian Church resides today and manned in four hour shifts to look for enemy aircraft.

[5] A day prior to the death of his mother, the terms were changed sparking a legal battle over percentage of ownership.