The Fairfax County Park Authority invites members of the community and prospective curators to visit the historic house and grounds of Mount Gilead during an open house on Saturday, June 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The property is located at 5634 Mount Gilead Road in Centreville, Virginia.

The historic home is under consideration as a candidate property for the Park Authority’s Resident Curator Program. Staff will be on hand during the open house to provide information about both the curator program, the house itself and the grounds.

Mount Gilead is an 18th-century vernacular-style house that was originally built as a combined residence and tavern. Several restorative changes were made to the property to preserve and rebuild the home in the mid-1930s and again during the 1950s and 1960s. The house was recorded as part of the Virginia Landmarks Survey, as well as in the 1969 Historic American Buildings Survey. The 6-acre property and historic house was purchased by the Park Authority in 1996.

The Resident Curator Program is designed to preserve Fairfax County’s historic buildings by offering long-term leases, without charge, to private citizens or organizations in exchange for their financial commitment to rehabilitate and maintain the property in accordance with established preservation standards.

For additional information about the Mount Gilead property and historic house, including access to public meetings and supplementary information and materials, please visit the Resident Curator Program website. Questions may also be directed to the Public Information Office at Parkmail@fairfaxcounty.gov.