Leesburg, VA
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Oatlands Hamlet is one of three adjacent properties which once comprised the Oatlands Plantation. The plantation was built in 1803 by George Carter and remained in the Carter family through much of the 19th century. Following the civil war the plantation fell on hard time and was unoccupied when purchased in 1903 by Mr. and Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis of Washington. Mr. Eustis, a descendant of William Corcoran, after whom the Corcoran Gallery of Art is named, was an avid horseman who owned many famous hunters. Oatlands became the base for his equestrian activities. Mrs. Eustis, the daughter of former Vice President Levi P. Morton, restored the 4 acre garden so that it is now considered one or the premier gardens of Northern Virginia. Mrs. Eustis divided the property during her ownership so that her daughters could have their own country estates. “Little Oatlands” was deeded to her daughter Margaret Finley whose husband David was Director of the National Gallery of Art. “Oatlands Hamlet” was gifted to her other daughter, Anne Emmet. The mansion and more than 300 acres of the original Oatlands Plantation are now owned and maintained by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. “Little Oatlands” remains owned by descendants of the Finleys.

Oatlands Hamlet” is now a 54 acre estate which has been owned by the Eustis and Emmet families for more than one hundred years. Included in this property are a six bedroom five and a half bath main house with swimming pool; a charming three bedroom three bath stone guest house and a three bedroom ranch house. The property is contiguous to the Oatlands Plantation estate and is protected by the National Trust’s ownership of that property as well as an easement in favor of the Virginia Outdoors Foundation on Oatlands Hamlet. The stone portion of the main house was built in the late 18th century. It was expanded by Mrs. Anne Emmet in the early 1960’s when she inherited the property from her mother. The present owners have added a swimming pool next to the main house, built a charming sunroom on the back of the house, added a one bedroom in-law suite, constructed a new pond behind the pool, and installed a contemporary, family oriented kitchen with eat in dining alcove. They also expanded the master suite and added a sauna as well as a Jacuzzi tub to the master bathroom.

The dining room features a mural by Olin Dows, a well known 20th century muralist, which fancifully depicts Oatlands Hamlet and the Oatlands mansion. It was commissioned especially for this room in the 1960’s by Mrs. Emmet, who was a close friend of the artist. The stone guest house may originally have been an ice house. It is, however, known as “The Dairy”, and was converted into a three bedroom house in the early 1960’s. The land is gently rolling with sweeping lawns and open fields for grazing or crops. This is a first time offering of this historic estate in a beautiful bucolic setting. MLS# LO6400118 PRICE: $3,700,000