Groveton in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Huntley
Photographed By J. J. Prats, May 25, 2008
1. Huntley Marker
Inscription.
Huntley. . 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.
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.
Erected 1994 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number E-96.)
Location. 38° 45.923′ N, 77° 5.65′ W. Marker is in Groveton, Virginia, in Fairfax County. Marker is at the intersection of Harrison Lane (County Route 723) and Polins Court and Huntley Meadows
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Lane, on the right when traveling north on Harrison Lane. It is across from Huntley Huntley Mansion Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7028 Polins Ct, Alexandria VA 22306, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Huntley. National Register of Historic Properties Form. (Submitted on July 1, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
Photographed By J. J. Prats, May 25, 2008
2. Huntley Marker
Photographed By J. J. Prats, May 25, 2008
3. Huntley (Through the Trees) at the Huntley Historic Site
The historic site is across the street from the marker. There is no parking at the site but you can park along the curb on Polins Court.
Photographed By J. J. Prats, May 25, 2008
4. Huntley
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, January 5, 2020
5. Huntley Marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, June 30, 2013
6. Thomas Mason, 1911 by D. W. Boudet
Photo of display in Huntley Meadows Visitors Center Virginia Museum of the Fine Arts
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, June 30, 2013
7. Huntley Manor
Dogue Run and Hunting Creek Farms, c. 1845 by Beth Mitchell
Photo of display in Huntley Meadows Visitors Center
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, June 30, 2013
8. Huntley, 1969, By Edmund Barrett.
Photo of display in Huntley Meadows Visitors Center Fairfax County Public Library, Photographic Archive.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, June 30, 2013
9. Huntley 2013
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, June 30, 2013
10. The Necessary
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, June 30, 2013
11. The Tenant House
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,641 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 25, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 5. submitted on January 7, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on July 1, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 10, 11. submitted on July 2, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.