Submitted by FHMaster on Sun, 12/18/2016 - 11:58

Hollin Hall was an 18th-century plantation house three miles (5 km) southwest of Alexandria in Fairfax CountyVirginiaGeorge Mason, a United States founding father, gave Hollin Hall to his third son, Thomson Mason, through deeds of gift in 1781 and 1786. The land, as given, totalled 676 acres (2.74 km2). Thomson Mason was the first member of the Mason family to actually live here. Before then, tenants farmed the property.

George Mason also helped Thomson Mason have a house constructed. Thomson and his wife, Sarah McCarty Chichester, celebrated Christmas, 1788 in the new house. However, as late as 1792 George Mason wrote Thomson about difficulties procuring lumber for the Hollin Hall front porch. Fire destroyed the house in 1824, four years after Thomson's death.

An outbuilding survived and became known as Little Hollin Hall. Purchased by Edward and Eliza Gibbs, it remained in use until the 20th century. In 1916, industrialist Harley Wilson and his wife bought the property and constructed a new residence, pool and other buildings. It was advertised for sale again in 1938.

The Hollin Hills (whose name was inspired by the estate) neighborhood, primary to the west and north of Hollin Hall, was developed in the 1940s and is now a historic district.

Hollin Hall, full face from garden.jpg

 

Location
1909 Windmill Ln, Alexandria, VA 22307
State
GeoCoord
38°45′13″N 77°03′56″W
Owners
Thomson Mason
Founded
Abt. 1788
Status
No remains