Fairview construction began around the year 1788 on an expanse of land owned by Baruch Duckett in Collington, Maryland (now the census-designated place of Fairwood).

[1] The house is a transitional federal/Greek revival design considered to be a significant part of the Prince George's County heritage.

[5] Fairview was one of the larger slave-holding plantations in the county, tended by over 100 enslaved at its production height; 47 during Oden Bowie's ownership.

The owners of the estate sold most of the land to The Rouse Company who built a housing development that bears the name Fairwood on the site.

[8] Descendants of Baruch Duckett remained in residence until 2017, when Fairview was offered for sale for the first time in its history.