Sully Historic Site
Historic house in Virginia, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sully Historic Site, is both a Virginia landmark and nationally registered historic place in Chantilly, Virginia.[4]
Sully | |
Location | 3650 Historic Sully Way Chantilly, VA 20151 [1] |
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Coordinates | 38°54′29″N 77°25′56″W |
Area | 65 acres (26 ha) |
Built | 1794 (1794) |
Website | Sully Historic Site |
NRHP reference No. | 70000793[2] |
VLR No. | 029-0037[3] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 18, 1970 |
Designated VLR | October 6, 1970 |
The earliest recorded claim to the land was made by the Doeg. Later the Lee family of Virginia owned the land from 1725 to 1839. Richard Bland Lee[5] did not build the main house until 1794.[6] Following the purchase by William Swartwort in 1838, Sully was used as a home, a working farm, or both by a series of private owners. Then in 1958, Sully was acquired by the federal government as a part of the area to be used for the construction of Dulles Airport.[7] Today the Fairfax County Park Authority operates the site with a specific focus on the Lee family.[8]