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.
Ashland Farm. . 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.
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.)
Location. 38° 42.212′ N, 77° 52.396′ W. Marker is near Warrenton, Virginia, in Fauquier County. Marker 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies
Various views of the Ashland Plantation as seen today.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 4,427 times since then and 177 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.
