Gunston Hall (estate)

View of Gunston Hall from the northwest

Gunston Hall denotes a mansion and the surrounding property near the Potomac River in Fairfax County in the state of Virginia in the United States . It was the home of the politician and landowner George Mason , the so-called father of the Bill of Rights .

The property, built between 1755 and 1759, was at the center of a tobacco plantation and was used as a residence even after Mason's death. Gunston Hall was a specialty early on because of its Rococo , Chinoiserie and Neo-Gothic elements . It was recognized as a National Historic Landmark in December 1960 and is one of 121 such historic sites in Virginia. In October 1966, Gunston Hall was listed as a structure on the National Register of Historic Places . Today the building is a public museum with exhibitions a. a. on the life and work of George Mason and the architecture of the 18th century .

Web links

• The website of Gunston Hall , public. museum
• Gunston Hall on the National Historic Landmarks Program website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Virginia. National Park Service , accessed March 21, 2020.
2. ^ Gunston Hall on the National Register of Historic Places , accessed March 21, 2020.