Temple Hall
Historic house in Virginia, United States
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::summary Historic house in Virginia, United States ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Temple Hall |
| designated_other1 | Virginia Landmarks Register |
| designated_other1_date | September 6, 2006; May 15, 2007 |
| designated_other1_number | 053-0303 |
| designated_other1_num_position | bottom |
| image | Temple Hall Mansion.JPG |
| location | 15764 Temple Hall Lane, |
| Leesburg, Virginia | |
| coordinates | |
| locmapin | Virginia |
| built | 1810 |
| architecture | Federal style |
| added | February 13, 2007 |
| area | 286 acre |
| refnum | 07000053 |
| :: |
| name = Temple Hall | nrhp_type = | designated_other1 = Virginia Landmarks Register | designated_other1_date =September 6, 2006; May 15, 2007 | designated_other1_number = 053-0303 | designated_other1_num_position = bottom | image =Temple Hall Mansion.JPG | caption = | location = 15764 Temple Hall Lane, Leesburg, Virginia | coordinates = | locmapin = Virginia | built = 1810 | architect = | architecture = Federal style | added = February 13, 2007 | area = 286 acre | refnum = 07000053
Temple Hall is an early 19th-century Federal-style mansion and working farm near the Potomac River north of Leesburg in Loudoun County, Virginia.
History
Temple Hall was constructed in 1810 for William Temple Thomson Mason (24 July 1782–1862), a son of Thomson Mason and his second wife Elizabeth Westwood Wallace of nearby Raspberry Plain, and nephew of George Mason. The estate became a hub of Leesburg society Altogether, Mason and his wife, Ann Eliza Carroll, raised ten children at Temple Hall. In addition to the Mason family, approximately twenty enslaved African-Americans resided on the property. Under Mason's management, the Temple Hall estate was a modestly successful farm. Mason cultivated orchards and raised corn, wheat, and livestock.
Mason retired to Washington, D.C. in 1857 Ball favored secession, and after Virginia voted for secession as the American Civil War began, two of Henry Ball's enlisted in the Confederate States Army's cavalry. In 1862, Henry Ball was arrested for refusing to take an oath of allegiance to the Federal Government. Ball was released after spending nearly a year in the Old Capitol Prison. John S. Mosby visited Temple Hall on 5 July 1864 and dined with the Ball family. While at the house, Mosby received information that led to the action at Mount Zion Church. Temple Hall remained in the Ball family until 1878 when it was sold at auction.
In 1940, after a succession of owners, the Temple Hall property was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. James H. Symington. The Symingtons restored the mansion and made extensive renovations. farm to the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (NVRPA) in 1985. Since then, the NVRPA has operated Temple Hall as a working farm and interpretive center. Temple Hall, along with several neighboring estates including nearby Mason family estate Raspberry Plain, is a contributing property in the 25000 acre Catoctin Rural Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 31 January 1989. Temple Hall was listed on the National Register on 13 February 2007.
Architecture
Temple Hall is an early 19th-century Federal-style mansion. It is a Flemish bond brick house with a five-bay facade and is topped by a hipped roof. A small Doric portico shelters the central entrance which is surmounted by a graceful semicircular fanlight. Temple Hall also exhibits tall six-over-six double-sash windows, a frieze encircling the building, and tall interior end chimneys. The property also features a square brick smokehouse and two 19th-century frame barns.
References
References
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
- {{NRISref
- The Washington Post Company. (April 26, 2007). "TEMPLE HALL FARM REGIONAL PARK". [[The Washington Post]].
- [[Gunston Hall]]. "William Temple Thomson Mason". Gunston Hall.
- Eugene M. Scheel & John S. Salmon. (1988-12-13). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Catoctin Rural Historic District". Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
- (2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Temple Hall". Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
- [[Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority]]. (October 25, 2008). "Temple Hall". Historical Marker Database.
- [[Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority]]. (October 25, 2008). "The Creation of Temple Hall Farm Regional Park". Historical Marker Database.
- [[Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority]]. "Temple Hall Farm Regional Park". Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority.
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