The property originally came from Dr. Thomas Walker's 6,000 acre tract, known as Walker's Patent. Johann Martin Hagey purchased 600+ acres from Samuel Evans in the late 1780's - 1800, exact dates are unknown. When Johann Hagy died in 1812 his will directed that the property be divided between his two sons. It was divided into a north and a south portion, with Fairview's current property lines within the south portion.

The Fairview site went to son Jacob Hagey. Tax records indicate the site had improvements of $50, which are believed to be the original Hagy house. It is believed that this original house was the spring kitchen. A stone foundation towards the rear of the existing house that dates back to early 1815, was uncovered during an earlier restoration phase. No log remnants are present; however logs in the current structure have been dated from 1815 through 1824 suggesting another building was occupied during the construction of the existing structure. It is known that a man by the name of Hoosier was contracted to erect the structure in 1815, however failed to do so. Another man was contracted to build the home and it was completed in 1824. This is one explanation as to why logs can be dated from both 1815 and 1824. The first logs being hewn by Hoosier in 1815 and the rest being hewn in 1824.

The larger property was comprised of subsistence farming and agriculture. No known pictures or drawings exist of the property prior to 1890, however there are a handful of pictures between 1890 and 1900 that show an animal barn and a crop barn to the south of the Hagey house. One picture of a spring is dated from the 1900's although the exact location of the spring today remains a mystery. The Hagey cemetery is located north of the property just outside of town limits on what would have been the north section left in Johann's will. The Hagey family are immigrants of German decent that moved to the area in the late 1790's. It is well known that the Hagey family owned a wagon company that was based in downtown Abingdon. A few of these original Hagey wagons still exist today. The Hagey house is the only current structure on the property that is authentic to the site, all other outbuildings have been relocated here for preservation purposes. If the house was originally constructed with two floors, which is unconfirmed, the house itself would resemble a "Double" plan house typical of the time period and is linked to wealthier farming families. If the house was constructed in two sections (1st story and then second) the house would be considered a "Covered Dog Trot" structure which is also widely seen in the area. The length of the logs would suggest that the house was built at one time as no signs of addition are present. The log notchings are "V notchings" that were popular in the area and had links to German culture. Surprisingly a few square notches are present which is unusual and could possibly confirm the work of two different contractors. Two types of chinking are present; stone and clay.

The history of the Fairview property within the Town of Abingdon is widely known, for even today a former Mayor is a descendent of the Hagey family. The local history remains a valuable commodity to this historic town and therefore immediately becomes the leading candidate for site programming. Although not all of the Hagey family relics are within the current site boundary, the majority of the family's history occurred within the site limits. It was here that the Hagey Wagon Company emerged, it was here that the first house was built in 1815, it was here that the barns and outbuilding were located, and it is here that the areas best example of a "Double House" still exists. For these reasons, coupled with the town history, that at this point in the process the program appears to be leaning toward historic preservation.
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