Clermont (Alexandria, Virginia)
Clermont was an 18th-century
History
This section relies largely or entirely on a single source. (April 2009) |
Clermont Plantation was built by Benjamin Dulaney in the late 18th century.
After Dulaney, Clermont hosted a succession of tenants and owners.[5] Between 1803 and 1804, Clermont was the residence of Reverend Thomas Davis, Vicar of Christ Church in Alexandria.[5] Davis tried unsuccessfully to establish a school for young men at Clermont.[5] Reverend Davis is best known for officiating at Washington's burial service.[5]
General
After Mason's death, the Alexandria Gazette ran an advertisement for the sale of Clermont on 28 May 1849.[5] The advertisement read as follows:[5]
FOR SALE -- This estate is distant about four miles from Alexandria, and one mile south of the Little Turnpike Road, leading to the Town, comprising about 320 acres of land. The arable land, of which about 160 acres is level bottom on Cameron Run, is in a state of high fertility, having been well drained, and the whole with about 40 acres of upland, judiciously cultivated and improved, by Clover and Plaister, with the free use of lime and other manure. It is divided into seven fields, one a large meadow of timothy, with one or more fine springs in each. The residue of the tract, exclusive of the lawns, orchards, and gardens, is in young wood. The Mansion and its appurtenances are of the most ample and commodious description, beautifully situated on a gentle eminence, and overlooking the Town of Alexandria and the lowlands of the estate. The dwelling house on the first floor contains two parlors, besides large library, and an office, with eleven chambers above stairs, and in the buildings appurtenant to it, besides an ample kitchen, laundry, and housekeeper's room, a dairy, bath-house, smoke house, ample accommodations for servants, ice house, the houses of farm servants, blacksmith's shop, a kiln of brick for burning lime, with ample barns, stabling, and other houses for stock and farm purposes, orchards of choice fruit, ornamental grounds and walks -- the whole in good order and well preserved by its late proprietor.
Clermont was purchased by Commodore
Notable individuals
- Fitzhugh Lee (1835–1905), son of Sydney Smith Lee and his wife Anna Maria Mason, was born at Clermont on 19 November 1835[7]
External links
Virginia Historical Highway Marker: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=161 Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
References
- ^ Gunston Hall. "John Mason". Gunston Hall. Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ Gunston Hall. "Children of George Mason of Gunston Hall". Gunston Hall. Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ Virginia1774.org. "George Mason's Progeny: John Mason". The Legal Research Site on The Right to A Well Regulated Militia & the Right to Keep and Bear Arms in Virginia. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Gen. John Mason". arlisherring.com. 9 February 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Clermont Woods Community Association. "History of Clermont Woods: Clermont Woods Community Association" (PDF). Loft Ridge. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2011. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
- ^ "George Mason's Plantations and Landholdings". Gunston Hall Plantation official website. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
- ^ Gunston Hall. "Fitzhugh Lee". Gunston Hall. Archived from the original on 2015-12-20. Retrieved 2009-03-30.