Llangollen
Peter Leonard-Morgan Associate
WelcomeTo Llangollen
Thearrow straight,milelong approach from Trappe Road, with its dry stack stonewalls,to the 19th century manor houseat Llangollen,is a clear bellwether as to what?s to come.Just several miles from Middleburg,the12,500 squarefoot manor house at Llangollen,with its 17 fireplaces,9 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms,surveys its 1,100 plus acres from acommanding central position in the foothills of the Blue RidgeMountains GeorgeWashington surveyed theland which was to becomeLlangollen The preludeto Gettysburg was fought nearby The Marquis de Lafayettemadeit his east coast base during his grand tour of the United States,and Thomas Jefferson,third President of these United States was a frequent houseguest
21515 Trappe Road, Upperville, VA, 20184
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9 Bedrooms 8 FullBaths
1105 Acres 1795 Year Built
Fromthe1930's...
the estategrew into what becameaformidable racehorse operation,centered around its impressive and unique24 stall horseshoe shaped barn and 5/ 8 miletraining track.The current owners reintroduced polo,the sport of kings,to Llangollen which had earlier played a somewhat lesser role.One custodian after another has instilled its identity in to this unique,outstanding estate.
THEHORSESHOEBARN,WITH
THEREAROFTHEMANORHOUSE
Equestrianfacilities
Threeworld class polo fields and an arenawere created,and polo has continued to enjoy success hereas thehome of VirginiaInternational Polo (VIP) Llangollen,asignificant and rareoffering,includes ajockey guest house,stonegaragewith apartment and eight further tenant houses,
Six further barns provide 89 more stalls,in addition to which thereare ninerun in sheds,ahistoric icehouse,potting shed,smithy and various machinebuildings Llangollen is aVirginiatreasure,awaiting atruly discerning buyer.
Theexquisite interior of the manor househas been painstakingly renovated over the last several decades, and adorned with period antiques from around the world The paint and wallpaper designs and colors have been carefully researched to properly reflect the original glory of the house
Much of thedecorativeinspiration derives from Thomas Jefferson?s Monticello,recognizing the similarity in ageand the fact that the third president of the United States was anot infrequent guest at Llangollen.
Theoften used,much abused mantra ?if these walls had ears?is very much apropos here at Llangollen, following morethan two centuries as apolitical, equestrian and social mecca of theinfluential and doyens of society
ManorHouse
Theoriginal grand staircase,which had fallen in to disrepair,was replaced with this one off,custom designed curved staircase,hand crafted using wood from walnut trees from the property
LIBRARY
The 1830's pub,below the main center section of the manor house,exudes history with stories of historical characters having congregated here to address issues of the day.
Craftsmanship
The library,pictured at left, was a later addition when the final south wing was built
Throughout Llangollen,exquisite craftsmanship,mill work and attention to detail pervades
Patent House
It all started here,in about 1795,when this 16' x 20' patent house was constructed as theoriginal dwelling at Llangollen,a 'prescription' requirement of theoriginal lease
Today,theimpeccably kept patent house serves as the breakfast room,and is enveloped on each side by subsequent extensions to the property
Primarybedroomsuite
Theelegant second floor landing,aboveand the primary bedroom,left,in the 1830's manor house.As with the rest of the house,they have been fastidiously decorated in keeping with thestyle and traditions of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
AdditionalFeatures
Designed and built 1930 1940 (Whitney)
Attached garage/apartment added c1990 (Ash)
Bank barn 32 stalls
Carriageroom
MANORHOUSE
- Main manor house center block added around 1830 (Cuthbert Powell)
Mare barn 11stalls
Training barn 26 stalls
'New' kitchen added c1990 (Ash)
- Below ground squash courts (in need of renovation)
Additional south extension c1990 (Ash)
Uniquemountain spring water supply system, serving the entireproperty
- 8 further tenant houses
BUILDINGS
- Jockey/guest house
- Mountain barn - 9 stalls
- Sized for 24 stalls (requires finishing)
Tack room
ADDITIONALBARNS
- Run-in sheds - 9 in total
Llangollen
3 polo fields Arena
South (left) extension completed 1930 1940 (Whitney)
5/ 8 mile training track
Original patent housebuilt circa1795 (Leven Powell)
Stallion barn 2 stalls
Dairy barn 32 stalls
- Stone garagewith apartment above
FIELDS& FACILITIES
HORSESHOEBARN
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