Transcribers Note: Text that is represented in bold has been enclosed in =. Punctuation errors have been fixed and superscript has been noted by a ^ prior to the superscript itself. [Illustration: FAIRFAX COUNTY VIRGINIA HUNTLEY SITE LOCATION] HUNTLEY A Mason Family Country House By Tony P. Wrenn Published by the Fairfax County Division of Planning under the direction of the County Board of Supervisors in cooperation with the County History Commission Fairfax, Virginia November 1971 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 76-183058 Typography by ARVA Printers, Inc. Printing by ARVA Printers, Inc. Additional copies available for $1.50 from Administrative Services, Massey Building TABLE OF CONTENTS Page List of Illustrations v Preface vi Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 Chapter I. The Mason Family 3 Thomson Francis Mason 3 Chapter II. Huntley and Its Owners 9 Location and Site 9 Origin of Name 9 Owners and Occupants 10 Mason ownership 10 King ownership 13 Harrison-Pierson ownership 15 Harrison ownership 17 Later owners 23 Chapter III. An Architectural Description 27 The Dwelling or Mansion House 27 Room arrangement 27 Windows and doors 29 Interior features 29 Exterior features 31 The Tenant House 31 The Storage House and Necessary 33 The Icehouse 35 The Root Cellar 35 Dairy and Springs 37 Early Structures No Longer Standing 37 Chapter IV. The Architect of Huntley 41 The Architectural Plan 41 Area Architects, circa 1820 42 George Hadfield 42 Similarities to the Work of Hadfield 43 Summary 47 Appendix A Some Mason Houses in Northern Virginia 50 Appendix B Chain of Title 53 List of Sources 55 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS