Role in Ravensworth: owner parcels 1.1.3, 1.1.5. 1.1.7 Giles Fitzhugh was the youngest of Henry (Colonel) and Sarah (Battaile) Fitzhugh’s 14 children to survive infancy. He was a lifelong bachelor. What’s known of Giles’ life comes primarily from official census, … Continue reading →
Locator Map William Fitzhugh (of Chatham) built Ravensworth Mansion circa 1796. In his mid-50s and successful in both business and politics, the new home in the country was said to be a retreat away from the social demands of Fredericksburg.1 … Continue reading →
Locator Map Mordecai Cooke Fitzhugh built his family’s residence, Fountainbleau, on Ravensworth probably after 1804 and before 1832. The site overlooks Holmes Run near where it flows under today’s Sleepy Hollow Road between Falls Church and Annandale. The earliest record … Continue reading →
Role in Ravensworth: owner parcels 1.1.3, 1.1.5, 1.1.1.1 Mordecai was the third youngest to survive infancy of Henry (Colonel) and Sarah (Battaile) Fitzhugh’s 14 children. Called Cooke by family and friends (according to correspondence and some public records), he married … Continue reading →
Below are transcriptions of three letters between President Thomas Jefferson and Nicholas Fitzhugh that arranged Jefferson’s April 1-2, 1804 visit to Ravensworth. The second letter encloses a map outlining a route leading into and part way through Ravensworth. Indecipherable words … Continue reading →
President Thomas Jefferson wrote to Nicholas Fitzhugh for information about a route to travel from Washington, DC to his home at Monticello, passing through Ravensworth and avoiding the public roads wherever possible. The letter dated Sunday, March 25, 1804 said … Continue reading →
Role in Ravensworth: Owner Parcel 1.1.4 Richard was one of fourteen children born to Henry (Colonel) and Sarah (Battaile) Fitzhugh. He married Susannah Meade (?-c.1857), daughter of Andrew Meade in 1790. Sources differ on how many children they had; however, … Continue reading →
Oak Hill Open House After two years off due to Covid-19, the annual in-person open house returned on September 17, 2022. For 2023 and future event plans see the Fairfax County Park Authority’s Oak Hill website. Each year since 2006, … Continue reading →
After 1783, several Fitzhugh family members settled on their inherited Ravensworth property and either built or occupied existing houses for their residences. Only Oak Hill remains. Cool Spring – William Marbury Fitzhugh Fountainbleau – Mordecai Fitzhugh Giles Fitzhugh’s house Oak … Continue reading →
Click for Locator Map Nicholas Fitzhugh built the house c.1783 for his residence on Parcel 1.1.2. It appears to be the first Fitzhugh home built on Ravensworth land, and Nicholas the first Fitzhugh to live on Ravensworth. The house’s design … Continue reading →