Virginia
Key
$ – Admission is charged
P – Parking
HA – Handicapped Accessible
SH – Shop
GT – Group or Coach tour available upon request
R – Rentals available
FS – Food Service
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial – HA SH
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, VA 22211
(703) 235-1530
www.nps.gov 
George Washington Parke Custis, with slaves inherited from Mt. Vernon, built Arlington House in 1802. This large, faux-stone, neo-classical mansion became Robert E. Lee’s home for 30 years and is where he penned his resignation from the US Army. Restored to 1861, Arlington House includes a formal garden, Museum, Slave Quarters and tract of virgin forest.
The Ball-Sellers House – P GT
5620 Third Street South
Arlington, VA 22204
(703) 379-2123
www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org
The house is a rare example of the dwelling and lifestyle of the ordinary person during the 1700s and is the oldest surviving house in Arlington. The most notable feature of the house is its clapboard roof, a rare survival in Virginia.
Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre – P $ HA SH GT R
12229 Bristow Rd.
Bristow, VA 20136
703-365-7895
www.pwcgov.org
In 1820, the Prince William County seat was moved from Dumfries to the new town of Brentsville. The Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre features the 1822 Courthouse and Jail, an 1850’s log home, the 1874 Union Church and the 1928 One Room Schoolhouse. Visit these historic buildings, learn about the 1822 Tavern on the Archaeology Trail and discover wildlife on the one mile long Nature Trail.
Park open sunrise to sunset every day, Tours offered May – October, Friday – Sunday, 11am – 4pm, or by appointment.
Ben Lomond Historic Site – P $ HA SH GT R
10321 Sudley Manor Dr.
Manassas, VA 20109
703-367-7872
www.pwcgov.org
FEE for tours, park is free.
Ben Lomond and its outbuildings were constructed for Benjamin Tasker and Edmonia Carter Chinn in 1832. Confederate forces used Ben Lomond as a hospital following the 1861 Battle of First Manassas. In 1862, Federal soldiers occupying the property left messages on the house walls. Tour the house, see the soldiers’ preserved writing and enjoy the antique Rose Garden.
Park and Rose Garden open sunrise to sunset every day, Tours offered May – October, Friday – Sunday, 11am – 4pm, or by appointment.
Carlyle House Historic Park – $ SH GT R
121 N. Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 549-2997
www.carlylehouse.org
The historic Carlyle House was completed in 1753 by British merchant John Carlyle for his bride, Sarah Fairfax. Their home quickly became a center of social and political life in Alexandria and gained a foothold in history when British General Braddock summoned five colonial governors to meet there to plan the early campaigns of the French and Indian War.
On the National Register of Historic Places, Carlyle House is architecturally unique in Alexandria as the only stone, 18th-century Palladian-style house. Daily tours of the house, programs for schoolchildren, special events, exhibits and lectures explore the life and times of John Carlyle in Revolutionary Alexandria.
Cherry Hill Farmhouse – P HA R GT
312 Park Avenue
Falls Church, VA 22046
(703) 248-5171
www.fallschurchva.gov
The house is an excellent example of a mid-19th century Greek Revival farmhouse. The farmhouse is fully furnished and reflects the life of a prosperous farming family in mid-19th century Virginia.
Gadsby’s Tavern Museum – $ SH R FS GT
134 North Royal Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 746-4242
www.gadsbystavern.org
Gadsby’s Tavern Museum consists of two tavern buildings constructed by John Wise in 1785 and 1792. The buildings are named for its most prominent tavernkeeper, John Gadsby. Mr. Gadsby’s establishment was a center of political, business, and social life in early Alexandria. Famous patrons include George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, James Madison and the Marquis de Lafayette. The museum offers regular tours of the site and host of children’s and interpretive programs year-round.
Historic Green Spring – P HA SH FS
Green Spring Gardens
4603 Green Spring Road
Alexandria, VA 22312
703-941-7987
www.fairfaxcounty.gov
The historic house at Green Spring is set amid 28 acres of demonstration gardens and woodland stream valley. John Moss, gentleman freeholder, built the house in 1784 and was the first of several prominent individuals to live here up till 1970. The house was rehabilitated in the Colonial Revival style in the 1940s. It stands today as a unique example of mid-twentieth century Colonial Revival architecture.
Visitors can view changing art exhibits, enjoy a full English tea with a tour or presentation, and visit our tea-themed shop. The house is open Wednesday-Sunday, noon-4:30 p.m.
Lee-Fendall House Museum – $ P FS GT
614 Oronoco Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 548-1789
www.leefendalhouse.org
From 1785 until 1903, the house served as the home to thirty-seven members of the Lee family. Now restored to its early Victorian elegance, and furnished with a splendid collection of Lee family heirlooms as well as pieces produced by Alexandria furniture manufacturers, the museum presesnts an intimate study of 19th century family life.
Mount Vernon: George Washington’s Estate and Gardens – $ HA P SH FS GT R
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
(703) 780-2000
www.mountvernon.org
Mount Vernon was the home of George and Martha Washington from the time of their marriage in 1759 until George Washington’s death in 1799. Today, 45-acres are open to the public including the Mansion, the Washingtons’ Tomb, gardens, working farm & blacksmith shop plus whiskey distillery & gristmill. In 2006, 25 theaters and galleries with interactive experiences opened to illuminate the real George Washington.
Ratcliffe-Allison House & Kitty Pozer Garden – HA GT
10386 Main Street
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 385-8414
www.fairfaxva.gov
Built in 1812, the small brick house is the city’s oldest residence and is located on busy Main Street. Guided tours interpret several occupants including a cobbler display. Furnishings are from the last
private owner, Kitty Barrett Pozer, a well-known gardening columnist.
Rippon Lodge Historic Site – P $ HA SH GT R
15520 Blackburn Rd.
Woodbridge, VA 22191
703-499-9812
www.pwcgov.org
Rippon Lodge was built ca. 1747 by Richard Blackburn, an immigrant from Ripon, England. His son, Lt. Col. Thomas Blackburn, enlarged the house in 1800. Judge Wade Ellis expanded Rippon Lodge to its current size during the early 1920’s. Tour the restored house, stroll across the vast lawns, visit the 18th century cemetery and admire the view of historic Neabsco Creek and Potomac River.
Tours offered May – October, Friday – Sunday, 11am – 4pm, or by appointment. Tour fee.
Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum - $ SH GT R
105-107 South Fairfax Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 746-3852
www.apothecarymuseum.org
The Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum, was a family business founded in 1792 by Edward Stabler which operated from 1796 until 1933. It represents one of Alexandria’s oldest continuously run businesses that combined retailing, wholesaling, and manufacturing. As a museum today, the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary offers a look at this unique family enterprise and the life of the Apothecary’s employees and customers.
Sully Historic Site – $ P HA SH GT
3650 Historic Sully Way
Chantilly, VA 20151
(703) 437-1794
www.fairfaxcounty.gov
Built in 1794, Sully was the home of northern Virginia’s first congressman, Richard Bland Lee and his family, enslaved African Americans, and indentured servants. In addition to the main house, the site is complemented by the original 18th century kitchen-laundry, smokehouse and stone dairy, and representative gardens and slave quarter.
Woodlawn – $ P HA SH R GT
9000 Richmond Highway
Alexandria, VA 22309
(703) 780-4000
www.woodlawn1805.org
Woodlawn is a gracious 126-acre estate that was originally part of George Washington’s Mount Vernon. The main Federal-style house was designed by the architect of the U.S. Capitol, Dr. William Thornton, and constructed between 1800 and 1805 for Washington’s nephew Major Lawrence Lewis and his bride, Eleanor “Nelly” Custis Lewis. During the Lewis’ years in residence, Woodlawn comprised over 2,000 acres and was worked by over 100 workers, at least 90 of whom were enslaved people of African descent.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House – $ P HA SH R GT
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House is located on the grounds of Woodlawn
9000 Richmond Highway (U.S. Route 1) in Alexandria, Virginia.
www.popeleighey1940.org
The Pope-Leighey House, a Usonian home designed by renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright put forth a challenge that he would grapple with for many years. His solution–the Usonian house was a modestly-scaled family dwelling that was (relatively) affordable, designed for modern family life, and responded to the surrounding environment. The Pope-Leighey House is a classic example of this type of architecture and of mid-20th century design.