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Historic Huntley, located at 6918 Harrison Lane in Alexandria, is a federal period villa built in 1825 for Thomson Francis Mason, a grandson of George Mason. Acquired by the Park Authority in 1989, the house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Virginia Landmarks Register, and the Fairfax County Inventory of Historic Sites. Currently the site is open only for school or scout tours and during semiannual events. Call Huntley Meadows Park at 703-768-2525 to arrange a tour for your school or scout group.
The following text and images are reproduced from the Historic Huntley exhibit that was created collaboratively by the Fairfax County Park Authority, the Friends of Historic Huntley and the Virginia-Tech, Washington-Alexandria Architecture Consortium. For additional information about this remarkable reminder of Virginia history, contact Friends of Historic Huntley, P.O. Box 7241, Alexandria, Virginia, 22307 (email: fohhuntley@aol.com) or Fairfax County Park Authority, 703-324-8662.
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