 |
|
|
Huntley
Harrison Ln,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
38° 45' 55.453716",
-77° 5' 38.85522"
|
|
Virginia State
Historical Marker
|
| |
| |
On the hill above stands Huntley, a Federal-style villa built about 1825 for Thomson F. Mason, a grandson of George Mason of Gunston Hall. Thomson Mason, a prominent Alexandria lawyer, served on the city council, as mayor, and also as president of both the Little River Turnpike and Alexandria Canal companies. The thousand-acre Huntley property stretched across the valley below. Remaining dependencies include a subterranean icehouse with a vaulted ceiling, and a combination privy and storage building. The author of Huntley's unusual design remains unknown, but the house has been attributed to Benjamin H. Latrobe or George Hadfield, two notable early architects.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
Huntley Virginia Map
|
|
|
