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Gunston Hall is the stately Georgian home of Virginia lawmaker George Mason in Fairfax County on the Potomac River. Mason inherited the land on which Gunston Hall is located from his father in 1735; construction on the house began in 1754.
Built between 1755 and 1758, Gunston Hall was the plantation home of George Mason, a planter and constitutional theorist, who was influential in building the theoretical underpinnings of the American Revolution and of the U.S. Constitution.
Gunston Hall (HABS) ☰ SEE METADATA. Deceptively, Gunston Hall appears modest, only a story and a half, though, on approach, the dramatic site overlooking the Potomac, the Aquia stone quoins, and the lavishly carved entrance porch indicate the possibility of great display.
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Gunston Hall is an educational agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia that explores the life and legacy of George Mason at his 18th-century home in Mason Neck, Virginia. As the author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, Mason was one of the first to call for such fundamental liberties as freedom of the press and freedom of religion.
Gunston Hall was once the center of a 5,500-acre tobacco and corn plantation. Its owner, George Mason IV (1725-1792), was a fourth generation Virginian who became a senior statesman and author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, Mason was among the first to call for such fundamental American liberties as religious toleration and freedom of ...
Dec 22, 2021 · Enslaved and paid workers complete George Mason's elegant mansion, Gunston Hall, on Dogue's Neck. Noted architect William Buckland has designed the interior, and Gunston Hall will remain Mason's home for the rest of his life.
