Brentsville in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Haislip-Hall House
Brentsville
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 5, 2020
1. Haislip-Hall House Marker
Inscription.
Haislip-Hall House. Brentsville.
Haislip and Hall Families. John W. Hall was a Confederate veteran who served as a courier during the Civil War. Samuel Haislip built the home for his wife and their seven children around 1850. The original structure included two bedrooms and was built from logs and cedar siding. The home was later owned by John william Hall, the husband of Haislip's youngest daughter Sophia. While still owned by Hall, the house was rented to different families over the years until it became vacant.,
The Enslaved. The house accommodated numerous people, including enslaved people. When the house was built, the Haislips owned two enslaved persons. By 1860 the enslaved population at the Haislip farm had expanded to 11 individuals. There is no documentation on where the enslaved lived on the farm. Most likely some lived in the house and some in agricultural buildings.,
Restoration. The house was originally located off of Linton Hall Road and was moved to the site in 2000. The restoration of the house was completed between 2007 and 2008. The addition of the house and its farm-like surroundings give visitors the opportunity to see what it was like to live on a nearly 500-acre farm in 1850s Virginia.
Haislip and Hall Families
John W. Hall was a Confederate veteran who served as a courier during the Civil War.
Samuel Haislip built the home for his wife and their seven children around 1850. The original structure included two bedrooms and was built from logs and cedar siding. The home was later owned by John william Hall, the husband of Haislip's youngest daughter Sophia. While still owned by Hall, the house was rented to different families over the years until it became vacant.
The Enslaved
The house accommodated numerous people, including enslaved people. When the house was built, the Haislips owned two enslaved persons. By 1860 the enslaved population at the Haislip farm had expanded to 11 individuals. There is no documentation on where the enslaved lived on the farm. Most likely some lived in the house and some in agricultural buildings.
Restoration
The house was originally located off of Linton Hall Road and was moved to the site in 2000. The restoration of the house was completed between 2007 and 2008. The addition of the house and its farm-like surroundings give visitors the opportunity to see what it was like to live on a nearly 500-acre farm in 1850s Virginia.
Location. 38° 41.409′ N, 77° 29.947′ W. Marker is in Brentsville, Virginia, in Prince William County. Marker can be reached from Bristow Road (Virginia Route 619) 0.2 miles west of Izaak Walton Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12269 Bristow Rd, Bristow VA 20136, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has replaced the linked marker.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 5, 2020
2. Haislip-Hall House Marker
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 5, 2020
3. Haislip-Hall House
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 444 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 5, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
