It is now an archaeological site that also includes slave quarters, a large formal garden, and the Burwell family cemetery.

[4] The house had Flemish-bond brick walls and a 62-foot veranda on the front of the structure that overlooked the large formal garden.

[7] As a tobacco plantation and focal point for trade along Carter's Creek, Fairfield was profitable and perfectly situated in a fast-growing county just over a half day's travel from the new capital of Williamsburg.

[7] Fairfield reached its apex as a prominent Virginia home and plantation during the first half of the eighteenth century.

[7] The land was managed by five different people over that time, but all were focused on maintaining the agricultural profitability of the plantation while experimenting with crop diversification and introducing large scale cattle and animal husbandry.