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The original five hundred twenty-two-acre plantation was granted to Dennis McCarty in 1727 and passed through the hands of only three additional families: the Chichesters, Landstreets, and Kernans. Mount Air reflects in microcosm the history of Fairfax County, including the rise and fall of an economy based on tobacco in the 18th century, the subdivision of vast tracts of land after the American Revolution, and the damage caused by military occupation during the Civil War. Fire destroyed the Greek Revival style house in 1992, and the charred foundation, gardens, and outbuildings testify to changes in fortune and fashion across many generations of owners.
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Newington, Virginia · United States
