HOSTED BY THE FAUQUIER AND LOUDOUN GARDEN CLUB Middleburg 109 THE REGULAR TOUR TICKET INCLUDES ADMISSION TO THE FOLLOWING 3 LOCATIONS: White Hall, 6551 Main Street, tural styles. Composed of six separate inter- The Plains connected structures, the home is elevated six inches off exterior grade, creating a Nestled in the charming village of The unique symbiotic integration of exterior Plains, this stately and picturesque Greek and interior space. Seven walkable garden Revival house, until it was purchased and areas, in addition to plantings and landscap- renovated by the current owners in 2018, ing, surround the residence. The entrance had been in the same family since it was to the gardens is through a folly into an in- built in 1903. Originally a wood frame timate garden foyer, off of which are the house, the structure was covered in stucco north and south garden chambers, each in the early 20th century then overlaid with an arched entrance. A distant westward with brick by mid-century. Portions from view reveals a Palladian-style entry pavilion each stage are still exposed. White Hall facing a reflecting pool surrounded by Photo courtesy of Missy Janes and Elysian Fields embraces neoclassical elements of design, including a graceful front portico, tower- woody and herbaceous plantings and two ing columns and a grand foyer stretching allées of pear trees. From the path border- the length of the house. It also boasts 12- ing the reflecting pool, there are distant foot ceilings, original floors, plaster and westerly views through the glass connectors wood molding, original plaster walls and on either side of the entry pavilion. To the pocket doors in the central hall, living north of the path is a moon gate and en- room and dining room. Of special interest trance to the north garden, which contains are the two 12-foot mirrors mounted in a parade of ginkgo trees, two seating areas the central hall and dining room, which and another reflecting pool. To the south of originally stood in the Imperial Russian the house is a kitchen garden with an allée Embassy. Recent exterior plantings, in- of hornbeams, a fountain bounded by a rill, cluding 28 new trees, were installed in and a pergola, beyond which is an open 2019 to update and complement the exist- lawn surrounded by perennial gardens, a ing mature landscape. The front walk is boxwood border, and a ha-ha. bordered with ‘Limelight’ hydrangeas, Ashleigh, 3252 Winchester Road, ‘Wintergreen’ boxwood and crepe myr- Delaplane tles; plumbago and plum yew provide MiddleburgFRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 24-25, 2020, 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M. ground cover. The front wall is graced This Greek Revival country house was built with magnolia, while ‘Yoshino’ cherry in 1840 on land that was originally part of The Virginia Hunt Country, nestled in the rolling hills of the Piedmont just east of the Blue trees line the service driveway. Chief Justice John Marshall’s estate, Oak Ridge Mountains, is the location of this tour featuring private properties in Upperville, The Hill. Marshall’s granddaughter, Margaret Plains and Delaplane, all of which are being featured for the first time on Historic Garden Elysian Fields Farm, 7152 Rock Hill Marshall Smith, designed the house for her Week. From Oak Spring, once the home of Paul and “Bunny” Mellon; Ashleigh and White Mill Road, The Plains (gardens only) residence, where she and her husband lived Hall, both Greek Revival houses; to Elysian Fields Farm, a contemporary blend of English The main residence is a contemporary until 1860. With dramatic views of the and American architectural styles, visitors will be delighted by the diversity of these grand Delaplane countryside, the stone and stuc- estates and landscapes that celebrate the open spaces of this part of Virginia. blend of English and American architec- TOUR CHAIR AND CO-CHAIR • Regular Tour Advance Tickets $50 pp mi. through the traffic light at the 7-11 in PARKING • Catherine Adams (540) 270-7526 By Mail through April 14: Send check Marshall, where the road turns into • At tour properties, plan for walking • Georgiana Watt (540) 272-3409 payable to FLGC with a stamped, self-ad Rectortown Rd./Rt. 710. The Community [email protected] dressed legal sized envelope to: Daphne Center is 0.1 mi. on the right. SELF-DRIVING TOUR W. Cheatham, “Middleton,” P.O. Box 324, • From the south: Take US 17 North from This tour takes visitors deep into scenic country, LEESBURG GARDEN CLUB REPRESENTATIVE Middleburg, VA 20118. Warrenton until it turns into US 17 Bus. North but our country roads are quite narrow in places. • Gladys Lewis (703) 777-6281 For information: contact [email protected]. in Marshall, then follow directions above. [email protected] For the safety and convenience of all, please • Local: The Fun Shop, The Pink Box, and • From the north: Take Rt. 50 West (John Mosby Highway) from the traffic light in use caution when entering and exiting a property. TOUR HEADQUARTERS START J. McLaughlin in Middleburg; Warrenton HERE • Marshall Community Center Bookseller and The Town Duck in Middleburg for 4 mi., turn left on Atoka Rd./ Speed limit on all properties is 15 mph. 4133-A Rectortown Road, Marshall Warrenton; and the Loudoun Convention Rt. 713, then an immediate left in 500 ft. to Properties may be visited in any order. We and Visitors Center in Leesburg continue on Atoka Rd. Follow for 5.1 mi. until regret that no motor coaches or buses can be TICKETS (2 SEPARATE TICKETS SOLD) the road dead ends at a stop sign at accommodated. Groups may wish to attend • Oak Spring Tour $100 pp all ages, only SPECIAL ACTIVITIES Rectortown Rd. Turn left and continue 3.9 mi. in several smaller, family-sized vehicles. purchased in advance with assigned • Travis Shaw, Public Programs Coordinator The Community Center is on your left. time at: vagardenweek.org for the Mosby Heritage Area Association, • From Upperville: Take Rt. 50 east for 3.7 Parking may be at some distance from the • Regular Tour $50 pp on tour days will speak about Chief Justice John Marshall mi., then turn right on Atoka Rd., houses. This tour requires considerable walking available at all tour properties at Ashleigh at 2 p.m. on both tour days. following the preceding directions. and is not suitable for handicapped persons. Cash and check only. FACILITIES Gates close at all tour properties at 4:45 p.m. • Regular Tour Single Tickets $25 pp for DIRECTIONS TO TOUR HEADQUARTERS • Tour Headquarters White Hall, Elysian Fields and Ashleigh • From the east or west: Take I-66 to the • Portable toilets are located in the parking NEW TO HISTORIC GARDEN WEEK! on tour days available at tour properties Marshall/ Warrenton exit (#28). Turn fields of all tour properties. First time a property has been featured Cash and check only. onto US 17 Bus. North and continue 0.8 HOSTED BY THE FAUQUIER AND LOUDOUN GARDEN CLUB Middleburg 111 co structure was built into a hillside; its low- Broodmare Barn, where Paul Mellon raised er level is an English basement designed to many of his most successful thorough- keep the home cool in the summer months. breds, including Sea Hero, winner of the Of special interest is the pine paneling in 1993 Kentucky Derby. The main residence the downstairs study, which was installed is a complex of whitewashed stone build- after its removal from the White House ings designed by the New York architect H. during the Hoover administration. Other Page Cross. The walled garden was designed noteworthy features are the tile hunting by Bunny Mellon and incorporates a series mural in the downstairs breezeway, and the of individually designed formal and infor- octagonal library upstairs, which was added mal spaces, separated by low stone walls in 2001. The house is filled with the owners’ and brick and gravel paths, and set on three extensive collection of antiques, including a terraces. Distinctive features include espal- large number of Staffordshire figurines and iered fruit trees, two reflecting pools, and a majolica. The formal gardens are replete bridge to a garden pavilion. Beyond the with English and American boxwood, tow- north wall, an arbor leads to the formal ering holly trees, sculpture and perennial greenhouse with two further reflecting gardens, including a spectacular center allée pools. The Oak Spring Gallery houses an of peonies. A redbud arch leads to the heated exhibit on Mrs. Mellon and her family. pool and stone patio adjoining the pool house. On the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Plac- PLACES OF INTEREST es. New to the garden this year is a shallow reflecting pool and fountain designed by Oatlands local landscape architect, Barry Starke. 5.5 miles south of Leesburg on Rt.15. A Greek Revival mansion, c.1805, once the center of a thriving 3,400-acre plantation. It THE OAK SPRING TICKET INCLUDES includes the restoration of a garden forcing A. Koth and Scenic Virginia Photo courtesy of Richard ADMISSION TO OAK SPRING ONLY. wall and a pathway, a portion of which was restored by the Garden Club of Virginia with Farm at Sky Meadows Oak Spring funding from Historic Garden Week tours. Registration and access via shuttle from 8538 The Garden Club of Virginia’s Centennial State Parks project is award-winning and nationally recognized. Mill Reef Road, off Rokeby Road, Upperville. Sky Meadows State Park, 11012 With magnificent views of the Blue Ridge Edmonds Ln., Delaplane. The park was Mountains to the west and the Bull Run formed when Paul Mellon donated 1,132 Mountains to the east, the Oak Spring es- acres of land in 1975 (another 248 acres, Grace Episcopal Church, 6507 Main tate is part of the once much larger Rokeby containing the Appalachian Trail, was added St., The Plains.