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The study surveys the history, ownership, and architectural features of a Mason family country house in Fairfax County, Virginia. It provides a family background, a chain of title, and descriptions of the house's plan and interior and exterior details, plus surviving outbuildings such as a tenant house, icehouse, root cellar, dairy and necessary. The author examines possible architects and stylistic affinities, presents maps, photographs, and measured plans, and includes appendices with related regional Mason houses, documentary sources, and technical notes intended for preservation, planning, and further historical research.
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