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Ben Lomond Farm
Manassas, VA 20109

The Ben Lomond Manor House was built in 1837 by Benjamin Tasker Chinn (grandson of Robert "Councilor" Carter) and served as the principal structure on 1,739 acres of land. Prosperous farmers before the war, the Chinn's watched their fortunes decrease due to the proximity of the estate to the site of the First and Second Battles of Manassas.

The small stone accessory building west of the house is thought to have been a slave quarter. In 1980, this building was moved by Prince William County from its original site east of the house to save it from demolition.  

As the Civil War battles drew nearer to the home, the Chinn's fled and left it vacant for several years. Markings on the walls of the Manor House indicate that the vacated building was occupied by Union soldiers for a period of time in the spring of 1862. Some of the evidence suggests that it was used s a hospital or at least served as an overnight refuge for soldiers traveling north to Washington, D.C.

Many of the soldier's names and other markings found on the interior walls at Ben Lomond are barely legible. Historians have attempted to match the scrawled names with soldiers known to be in the area in 1862.

The Chinn's never recovered from the war. On April 21, 1870, they traded the estate to William H. Campbell for land of equal value ($20,000) in Washington, D.C. It is believed that Campbell, a Scotsman, named the estate Ben Lomond.

The gardens in the rear of the house provide an pleasant setting for a secluded picnic or quiet walk.

 
     
 

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