2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 10
Commending Historic Huntley.
Agreed to by the Senate, January 15, 2026
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 19, 2026
WHEREAS, Historic Huntley, a well-preserved country villa in Fairfax County, has stood for approximately 200 years and serves as an outstanding example of the Commonwealth's rich historical resources; and
WHEREAS, Historic Huntley was built circa 1825 to serve as a summer retreat for Thomson Francis Mason, the mayor of the City of Alexandria from 1827 to 1830 and grandson of founding father George Mason; and
WHEREAS, Historic Huntley's early Federal-style construction is an excellent example of period architecture in 19th century America; and
WHEREAS, Historic Huntley was originally designed as a country retreat for the Mason family and subsequently served as a grain farm, an encampment for troops of the 3rd Michigan Infantry during the Civil War, and a dairy farm; and
WHEREAS, following an advocacy campaign by local preservationists, historians, and the home's owner at the time, Marguerite Amlong, Historic Huntley was added to the Virginia Landmarks Register on March 21, 1972, and the National Register of Historic Places on November 3, 1972; and