Leesburg in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

The Farmhand House

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 18, 2019

1. The Farmhand House Marker

Inscription. Though small by today's standard, structures like this four-room house were home to Morven Park's farm laborers and their families. The homes once dotted large estates throughout the area, and Morven park had as many as nine to house its workers.

Built around 1920, the home has a sturdy wood-frame girt construction and a foundation of local stone. A metal roof cps off the home's board and batten exterior—materials also used on the brooder house. The builder took advantage of other handy materials, including bead-board, framing, porch posts, windows, and exterior boards—all salvaged from other buildings at Morven Park and put to use here.

Modest homes like this have all but disappeared from the region. This one was abandoned for over 70 years before undergoing a painstaking restoration. It retains more than 85 percent of its original materials, and was completed in 2015.

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Farm Family, Virginia, 1911. Courtesy of the Library of Congress

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.

Location. 39° 8.56′ N, 77° 34.281′ W.

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Marker is in Leesburg, Virginia, in Loudoun County. It can be reached from Southern Planter Lane south of Tutt Lane (Virginia Route 740), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17171 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg VA 20176, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Garden (here, next to this marker); A Serious Business (a few steps from this marker); Mile Hill (approx. 1.1 miles away); Early’s Washington Campaign (approx. 1.2 miles away); Goose Creek Chapel (approx. 1.3 miles away);

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 18, 2019

2. The Farmhand House Marker

Morven Park (approx. 1.3 miles away); Leesburg Potter's Field (approx. 1.4 miles away); Haud Pluribus Impar (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leesburg.

Other markers no longer nearby. Swann's Castle (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been permanently removed); 1862 Antietam Campaign (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2019. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 425 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 18, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.