$16,000,000
Meadowkirk, Middleburg, VA
Currently an Inn & Retreat Facility, but the Possibilities are Endless
Location: Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. 5 miles from the village of Middleburg in Middleburg Hunt Country. 35 minutes to Dulles International Airport and 1 hour to Washington, D.C.
Property: 358± gently rolling acres. 2 1/2 miles of frontage on scenic Goose Creek, which includes cliffs where arrow heads have been discovered and once was an Indian camp. Property is fully fenced, beautifully landscaped and includes a stocked pond.
Improvements
Manor House: Circa 1905, 8 bedrooms, 8 full baths and 2 half baths, 6 fireplaces, 10' ceilings, heart of pine floors, copper gutters, metal roof, and 2-level flagstone terrace.
The Inn: Constructed in 2009, beautiful facility with traditional hotel-type guest accommodations, features 20 guest rooms each with 2 beds and private bath. Also includes a conference room, large living room with a kitchenette and elevator access.
The Stone Barn: Originally a 19th century bank barn, completely renovated and expanded. This is the property’s largest meeting space with 2 floor-to-ceiling glass walls, can accommodate 120 people, includes dining center, commercial kitchen, and indoor and outdoor fire circles.
Cottages: 3 cottages constructed in 2009. Each cottage sleeps up to 18 people, bunk style, 2 large bedrooms, each with restrooms and showers, large meeting space, and indoor fireplace.
Other Improvements: 19th century stone and frame guest house, log cabin circa 1850 with 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, and fireplace, 2 new staff houses, farm office, tenant house, pavilion for rustic dining or meetings, Brinton Observatory, pool and dressing rooms, water treatment plant, equipment shed, stone smokehouse, stucco shed, stone root cellar, generators, and 2-car garage.
History of Meadowkirk
The Stone House was built from Benjamin Franklin Carter (B.F. Carter) in the early 1800s. The cabin was slave quarters for trusted slaves who could have easily left on Snickersville Turnpike since the Turnpike in that timeframe came up Delta Farm Lane, past the cabin and across the ridge. At some point, the turnpike was moved, probably as a result of deft legal moves on behalf of a Delta Farm landowner.
The Stone Barn was burned by Union troops because Carter was supplying grain and food to Confederate troops, including to Mosby’s Raiders. The back was German lap siding, the gable end partially collapsed at some time, probably during one of several fires and was rebuilt with wood. In addition, several major repairs were done over the years to the stone work.
The Main Yellow House is Georgian, very typical of the style, with shutters inside (blinds) and blinds outside (shutters) as defined in the 1800s. The house was built for John Rucker in 1905. Little is known about Rucker. He seemed to appear and then disappear, with only the house linking him to the area at all. The yellow building on the drive to the stone barn was probably a school house during Carter’s time and was probably stone, finished in stucco when the main house was constructed in 1905. The stone shed was probably a spring house or possibly a smoke house, although there is little evidence of that since the inside is so clean. The stone house is possibly more recent than that, since it is in such good shape and shows no evidence of major changes or repairs.
The American Indians frequented the area for millennia and used the rock outcroppings along Goose Creek during the winters because they face south and hold warmth during the winter. A previous resident of Delta Farm say there are markings on some rocks that date to American Indian times in the area.
Notes from Gene Scheel’s Loudoun County teacher’s history class at Delta Farm, September 13, 2004