John Hollis received licenses for several years to keep an ordinary at his family’s leasehold at the intersection of the Mountain Road (today’s Braddock Road) and the road to the Pohick tobacco warehouse (today’s Rolling Road).1 At that time, the … Continue reading →
Role in Ravensworth: leaseholder in Parcel 1.1 – 205 acres The information presented here was developed primarily from research generously shared by Mari Gussin, a Hollis family descendant. John Hollis married Esther Canterbury whose parents, Samuel and Mary (Simpson) Canterbury, … Continue reading →
Six Fitzhugh Family biographical sketches have been added for fourth and fifth generation inheritors of Ravensworth land. The time period was the transition into the 19th century, when the new American government under the new constitution was building and moving … Continue reading →
The 78-acre Annandale Campus of Northern Virginia Community College is land that changed ownership many times between 1649 and its purchase by the state of Virginia in 1966 and 1971. Forty-one transactions are accounted for, thanks to title research by … 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 →
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 →
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 →
In 1773, David Price leased 179 acres in Parcel 1.1 from Henry Fitzhugh (Colonel). Here he established Price’s Ordinary, a place of lodging and refreshment, at the intersection of the Mountain Road (today’s Braddock Road) and Backlick Road. The establishment … Continue reading →