Near Warrenton in Fauquier County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Ashland Farm

Photographed by Craig Swain, May 10, 2008

1. Ashland Farm Marker

Inscription. The Holtzclaw family acquired Ashland through a grant issued by Lt. Gov. Alexander Spotswood in 1724, and lived on this land until the 1920s. While a portion of the house dates to about 1725, the main residence was completed by 1889, and was remodeled and enlarged by architect William Lawrence Bottomley in 1929. Between 1861 and 1864, the Union army stationed pickets at Ashland, as it was used as a Federal medical dressing station. Legend claims that a Union army payroll was hidden by a paymaster who died in 1862 at nearby Waterloo, Virginia, is still buried here.

Erected 1992 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number CB-2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1724.

Location. 38° 42.212′ N, 77° 52.396′ W. Marker is near Warrenton, Virginia, in Fauquier County. It is at the intersection of Lee Highway (U.S. 211) and Holtzclaw Road (Route 681), on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Warrenton VA 20186, 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 the North Atlantic Region,

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

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markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Second Manassas Campaign (a few steps from this marker); Waterloo Bridge (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Second Manassas Campaign (approx. 2 miles away); Campaign of Second Manassas (approx. 3 miles away); Fauquier County Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.6 miles away); Leeton Forest (approx. 3.6 miles away); Warrenton (approx. 3.7 miles away); Black Horse Cavalry (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warrenton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Stuart's Ride Around Pope (was approx. 1.9 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).

Virginia C 58 and CB 2 Along Lee Highway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain

2. Virginia C 58 and CB 2 Along Lee Highway

Portions of the Original Ashland Tract image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, May 10, 2008

3. Portions of the Original Ashland Tract

Ashland Farm image. Click for full size.

2008

4. Ashland Farm

Ashland Farm Front View image. Click for full size.

circa 2008

5. Ashland Farm Front View

Various views of the Ashland Plantation as seen today.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 7,557 times since then and 163 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 16, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4, 5. submitted on June 23, 2008.