Friends of Historic Huntley
Welcome to Huntley
One of Virginia’s Historic Treasures
Huntley was the country home of Thomson Francis Mason, a grandson of George Mason. It is now a property of the Fairfax County Park Authority and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Huntley property contains a remarkable collection of buildings that are valuable both architecturally and as a relatively intact picture of local 19th-century plantation life. Construction on Huntley was begun in 1825. Although not built as Mason's primary residence, Huntley boasts rare historic and architectural significance.
The house and its outbuildings (a domed ice house, large necessary, and tenant house) are situated on 2.75 acres adjacent to a 2000-acre plantation which belonged to George Mason. The site, which was once the center of a country estate with terraced gardens sloping down to farm fields and pastures, has been called "one of Virginia’s undiscovered architectural treasures."
FOHH News
Plein Air Event
Saturday, April 30, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Join us to celebrate art and architecture at Historic Huntley as part of the AIA Northern Virginia Chapter's Architecture Month. From 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. observe artists at work “en plein air” (painting outdoors) and enjoy free house tours of the site's neoclassical architecture and architectural mysteries. From 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., view and purchase the completed works during a reception for the artists.
The event is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by Friends of Historic Huntley and the Fairfax County Parks Authority. For more information, call 703.768.2525.
FOHH Spring 2025 Newsletter
Please read our Spring 2022 newsletter by clicking here. Topics include:
•Plein Air Event
•Jai Cole, New FCPA Director
•Cultural Landscape Committee Tours Gunston Hall Terraces
•Used Books and CDs for Sale
•Huntley Teas Resume
•Upcoming FCPA Programs
Find Out More
You can explore the site to find out much more about Huntley, including information on Huntley’s history, on Thomson Mason, on the restoration project and on Friends of Historic Huntley. We’ve also included a calendar of events here, links to documents related to Huntley here, and information on Fairfax County Parks here.