lorton va real estate: Another Military Family Moves Into Their New Lorton VA Home
- 05/01/14 08:54 AM
Over the years I've had the pleasure of working with many military families with orders to Fort Belvoir, the Pentagon and Quantico MCB. In the case of Bob and Kerrie I've had the pleasure of helping them with 4 transactions since we first met in 2004. The first time I helped them sell their townhouse in Lorton as they headed to new duty station in Texas. A few years later orders brought them back to Fort Belvoir and they purchased a new home in Lorton. Sure enough after deployments overseas, PCS orders came and they needed to sell again. A few months … (1 comments)
lorton va real estate: Cook Inlet Shares An Address With Fort Belvoir But It's Not On Post Housing
- 05/07/13 08:53 AM
Cook Inlet A Fort Belvoir Address But It's Not Post Housing When most people think of a Fort Belvoir address they immediately think of the U.S. Army Post. However Cook Inlet shares the Fort Belvoir postal address with its close neighbor but it is not part of the Army Post. About The Cook Inlet Neighorhood The first issue to clear up about the neighborhood is the name. Though the official Fairfax County tax records show the name of the subdivision as Cook Inlet the neighborhood is also advertised as Inlet Cove and the entrance sign coming in the community says Inlet … (2 comments)
lorton va real estate: Mason Neck State Park Lorton VA Respite From A Long Week
- 08/19/12 06:15 AM
Mason Neck State Park along with the Elizabeth Hartwell National Wildlife Refugee combine to create close to 2000 acres of tranquility within 15 minutes of the bustling community of Lorton VA and Fort Belvoir. The park sits on a peninsula of land with three bodies of water, Pohick Bay, Belmont Bay and the Potomac River creating the shorelines. The Mason Neck peninsula is named after George Mason who's home Gunston Hall is just a across the road from the park. Originally the area was part of a 5,000 acre corn and tobacco plantation. Regular visistors to the area included George … (7 comments)
lorton va real estate: What's Next For The "New Lorton" in Fairfax County VA
- 07/12/12 06:29 AM
Lorton VA neighborhoods have been around a long time. In fact the Lorton area has plenty of history that goes all the way back to our early famous neighbors, George Washington and George Mason. There are older neighborhoods which are just as popular today as they were when they were built in the 50's, 60's and 70's. Over the last 15 years a "new" Lorton has emerged which has brought a renewal to southern Fairfax County. Most of the "new" Lorton growth came about when the DC Correctional Complex in Lorton was ordered closed in 1998. With just over 3200 acres … (6 comments)
lorton va real estate: Occoquan Regional Park-A Great Place To Preen Your Feathers
- 05/29/12 12:10 PM
Occoquan Regional Park in Lorton VA is a small slice of tranquility just minutes away from the hustle and bustle of Northern Virginia. The park managed by the Northern Virginia Park Authority offers not only wooded walking paths, views of the Occoquan River but also contains significant pieces of Lorton VA history.Walking along the wooded scenic trail you find a marker labeled DC 1910. The park was originally part of the land owned by the DC Reformatory located in Lorton. The main buildings of the reformatory are now the Lorton Workhouse Arts Center. The park contains the only remaining brick kiln … (5 comments)
lorton va real estate: New Farmers Market At Lorton Workhouse Arts Center Opening In May
- 03/31/12 05:34 AM
It's that time of year again. The Fairfax County Farmers spring and summer farmers markets will be opening soon. This year there will be a new Lorton Farmers Market at the Lorton Workhouse Arts Center located on Ox Road.The market is scheduled to be open May 24th through October 25th and will be a Thursday Market from 3:30 PM to 7 PM. A great place to stop on your way home from work. Run by Smart Markets of Northern Virginia the Lorton Workhouse Farmers market will be producer-only markets for locally grown fruits and vegetables, locally raised meats and poultry, and … (2 comments)
lorton va real estate: Walking the Trails in Meadowood Recreation Area in Lorton VA
- 01/07/12 11:45 AM
When most Northern Virginia residents think of hiking in Mason Neck they immediately gravitate towards the largest park in the area, Mason Neck State Park. It's a beautiful area and for anyone who wants to look for Bald Eagles it is the place to go. However just a few miles before you reach Mason Neck State Park is the Meadowood Recreation Area managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). One of the things that makes walking through the loop trails in Meadowood Recreation Area interesting is who or make that what you will find along the trail. Like other trails in … (42 comments)
lorton va real estate: Barrett House-A Lorton VA Historic Landmark
- 12/03/11 05:53 AM
Barrett House today stands empty and surrounded by fencing to keep out intruders. However, since the early twentieth century the home located on Ox Road in Lorton has stood watching the changes to the surrounding area. Originally the property where Barrett House sits was part of a 3,500-acre tract granted by Lord Fairfax in England to Virginia colonist Robert Carter, Jr. in 1729. Over the years the land was divided and subdivided by various owners. Around 1891 Barrett House was constructed on 258 acres and used as a country home for a DC based lumber merchant. A few more ownership changes … (3 comments)
lorton va real estate: Crandall Run-A Small Lorton VA Community Close To Everything
- 12/01/11 08:34 AM
The Crandall Run community offers 35 homes with lots ranging from ¾ of an acre to just over 1 acre. Built by Brookfield homes between 2003 to 2005, the neighborhood homes are large and offer owners plenty of privacy. Homes offer three full levels of living space and at least 3,500 to 5,100 SF of living space on the first two levels depending on the model. Located just off the intersection of Route 123 and Furnace Road, Crandall Run owners have easy access to major roads for commuting to DC. The Lorton Station VRE is within 15 minutes and access to … (3 comments)
lorton va real estate: It Wasn't Pretty But It's Done And Now It's Time To Celebrate
- 07/01/11 09:19 AM
At the beginning of the week my post "A Busy Week Ahead-I'll Be The Little Train That Could" outlined the hope that this week would end with 5 closed transactions. By the middle of the week the post shifted to "Settlements-They Aren't Supposed to Be a Game of Musical Chairs" as settlement dates and times started to move around.Finally this afternoon the last settlement happened. It was supposed to have been the easiest one of the week, a cash transaction on new construction but NAH, not all of the wire transfers happened as planned. Just goes to show that you have … (26 comments)
lorton va real estate: Barrett House-Standing Watch In Lorton Since The Beginning Of The Twentith Century
- 01/10/11 08:56 AM
Barrett House today stands empty and surrounded by fencing to keep out intruders. However, since the early twentieth century the home located on Ox Road in Lorton has stood watching the changes to the surrounding area. Originally the property where Barrett House sits was part of a 3,500-acre tract granted by Lord Fairfax in England to Virginia colonist Robert Carter, Jr. in 1729. Over the years the land was divided and subdivided by various owners. Around 1891 Barrett House was constructed on 258 acres and used as a country home for a DC based lumber merchant. A few more ownership changes … (11 comments)
lorton va real estate: Speechless Sunday-Hopefully It Was A Friendly Rivalry
- 01/09/11 09:44 AM
Earler this week I posted a photo of artwork on the wall at the former mens dormitory at the DC Reformatory in Lorton VA.This is the first painting in support of the Chicago Bulls. There was a second painting in the same men's dormitory on the opposite wall.
These could have been done by the same artist as the style and certainly the colors are similiar. < Being inside a prison we can hope that the artwork inspired friendly rivalry during games and nothing more. … (4 comments)
Gunston Hall was the home of George Mason IV one of the fathers of the Bill of Rights and at one point encompassed 5500 hundred acres. The home was completed in 1759 and was George Mason's home up until his death in 1792. George Mason was a fourth generation Virginian with family roots that go back to arrival in Norfolk Virginia in 1652. George Mason's influence in buildings … (12 comments)
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