Lost Properties
Within the 9,800 acres of land acquired by the CAA in 1958 existed many farms dating to earlier periods. Below is a table of notable farm properties lost in the construction of Dulles Airport and their corresponding land ownership records from 1860 and c. 1720-1740 in reverse chronological order.
NOTE: Not a complete list of acquired farm properties. Dates are approximate. Errors may be present in historical ownership records.
Edifice Data (by 1958)[1] |
1958 Property Ownership[2] |
1860 Ownership of Land Encompassing 1958 Property Area[3] |
Original Land Grants Encompassing 1860 & 1958 Property Areas |
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Structures |
Residence Construction Date (app.) |
Owner(s) |
Acquired Acreage |
Owner |
Acreage |
Owner |
Acreage |
Two-story frame dwelling, barn, silo, other building. |
1830 |
Beard, Joseph E. & John W. |
122.733 |
Newman, Robert M. |
451 |
Fitzhugh, John |
1,020 |
Two-story frame dwelling, barn, 4 other buildings. |
1910 |
Hyde, Leroy & Elizabeth |
50 |
Awbrey, Francis |
2,116 |
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Two-story frame dwelling, 2 silos, barn, 4 other buildings. |
1895 |
Carusillo, Louis J. & Anna T. |
239.758 |
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Two-story frame dwelling, 2 barns, 2 other buildings. |
1850 |
Morris, Rose B. |
73.574 |
Willcoxen, Fannie B. |
400 |
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Two-story frame dwelling, 2 barns, 2 silos, 4 other buildings. |
1850 |
Herwig, Leopold J. |
207.456 |
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Two-story frame dwelling, barn, 2 other buildings. |
1830 |
Jackson, Fannie |
Turley, Charles W. |
1,418+ |
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Two-story frame dwelling. |
1890 |
Haselden, William V. & Dorothy H. |
117 |
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2 frame dwellings, masonry dwelling, 2 barns, silo. |
1915 |
Mayhew, Clifton D. & Myrtle |
143.6 |
Turberville, George |
4,142+ |
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Two-story frame dwelling, 5 other buildings. |
1820 |
Wrenn, Winnie H. & Robert F. |
141.861 |
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Two-story frame dwelling, 2 other buildings. |
1905 |
Delay, John F. & Irene M. |
10.029 |
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Three-story masonry dwelling, barn, 4 other buildings, two-story frame dwelling. |
1800-1820[5] |
Travis, Lewis S. & Jean S. |
129.685 |
Pierce, Abner |
299+ |
Lee, Henry II |
3,111 |
References
- Hugh C. Miller, Historical and Archaeological Survey Report, Washington Dulles International Airport, Loudoun and Fairfax Counties, Virginia, Virginia Department of Historic Resources, October 18, 1989.
- Fairfax County Deed Book (FX DB) 1685:142-419, August 22, 1958.
- Beth Mitchell & Edith Moore Sprouse, Fairfax County in 1860: Property Owners (Fairfax, VA).
- Original Land Grants & Current Roads. Map. Leesburg, VA: Loudoun County Office of Mapping & Geographic Information, 2009. http://www.flickr.com/photos/omagi/3726236799/in/set-72157619283256388/. (accessed 01-20-2011).
- Gamble, Sully: The Biography of a House, 134.