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Salona (McLean, Virginia)

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Salona is a former plantation house in McLean, Virginia, a brick manor built in the Federal style between 1790 and 1810 and completed by about 1812. During the War of 1812 the estate sheltered President James Madison and First Lady Dolley Madison after the British burning of Washington in 1814, and during the Civil War it served as headquarters for Union General George B. McClellan and as the site of Camp Griffin. The house and its surrounding 7.8 acres sit within a larger 52.4 acre site protected by a 1971 conservation easement held by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and a later easement managed by the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust, making it one of the last substantial open spaces in McLean. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building Type
Plantation House 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Virginia, United States 2
Completed Year
1812 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
House 1
Building Type (category)
Plantation 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
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House, Concepts
Plantation House, Concepts

In Style

Federal Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Salona, McLean, Virginia (Wikipedia)

Uses Element

Brick, Architectural Materials
Source Salona, McLean, Virginia (Wikipedia)
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United States

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Source Salona, McLean, Virginia (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Salona, McLean, Virginia (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salona_(McLean,_Virginia), lead definition
    Salona, in McLean, Virginia, is a former plantation house on the National Register of Historic Places surrounded by land protected by two conservation easements.
  • History
    During the Civil War, the Union Army established Camp Griffin on the site (owned since 1853 by Jacob Smoot and for decades afterward by his heirs) and surrounding properties from October 1861 until March 1862. The mansion house became headquarters for General George B. McClellan and other Union commanders.
  • Infobox: built
    1812
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Plantation house)
    Salona, in McLean, Virginia, is a former plantation house on the National Register of Historic Places surrounded by land protected by two conservation easements. The Salona homestead and grounds comprise 7.8 acres (3.2 ha) within the 52.4-acre (21.2 ha) site, and are protected by a 1971 easement held by the Fairfax Board of Supervisors. A much newer conservation easement held by the Northern Virgi
  • In Style: Federal Architecture, Infobox: architecture
    Federal
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2. Salona (McLean, Virginia) (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Virginia, United States
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Virginia, United States
Wikidata item Q7405695, property P131/P17 (location): Virginia, United States
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