Ethereal Fairfield wears the softened look of time and ivy in this 1880 photo. Edward Peirce built Fairfield in 1856 for father Joshua and sister Ann, using stone quarried on the land. When Edward Peirce finished building he was broke: A loan of five dollars enabled him to marry Moravian Sophie Kummer. Her acquisition of a piano--the first in Sandy Spring--helped break down Quaker opposition to music; soon she found herself giving piano lessons to neighborhood children. Their daughter Fanny married William A. Iddings, who became the parents of Deborah Iddings Willson. Fairfield is now the home of Jill Minar.