Huntley, plantation house in Virginia, United States of America
Huntley is a Greek Revival brick house on a hill in Fairfax County, Virginia, near Huntley Meadows Park. It has tall windows, a front porch with columns, and a three-story central section flanked by lower one-story wings.
The house was built between 1820 and 1825 by the Mason family, who were prominent in Virginia and related to George Mason of the founding generation. After the Civil War, the property changed hands several times before eventually being preserved as a historic site.
The name Huntley comes from Huntly Castle in Scotland, reflecting the Mason family's Scottish roots. The house served as a country retreat for the family, who kept their main residences elsewhere.
The house reopened to visitors after a restoration and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Guided tours of the building and grounds are available, and walking paths run throughout the property.
In the 1930s, the property was included in plans for an airship airport that was never built. Had the project gone ahead, the house would likely have been demolished.
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