The 132.23 acres of open rolling land at Rockburn is contiguous to the late Paul and Bunny Mellon’s Oak Spring Farm and the property is in a perpetual conservation easement held by the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. It’s located within the Cromwell’s Run Rural Historic District and the Piedmont Fox Hounds hunt territory. The estate includes a farm manager’s house and three tenant houses.
Tucked along a quiet gravel road near Upperville is Rockburn Farm, an idyllic 132-acre horse farm anchored by a classic 10,000+ square foot stone estate house originally built in 1828 and lovingly restored by the current owner.
The distinguished manor house had many additions over time and includes seven total full baths and three-half baths in the main house. Purchased in 1997, the current owners hired notable Washington, D.C. architect Merle Thorpe to complete extensive renovations. The house now offers an understated formality that combines formal spaces along with comfortable family spaces.
The surrounding gardens and plantings were brought to life by landscape architect Michael V. Bartlett and more recently by Nicole Seiss. Dotted among mature hardwood trees held within antique stone walls are lush garden beds, an ornamental water garden, pond and boxwood parterre.
Not far from the main house is a two-story log cabin and a one-room stone summer kitchen. Other outbuildings include four tenant houses, a greenhouse, two separate horse barns, over a dozen fenced paddocks , many with run-in sheds, and two workshops. Rockburn Farm is listed for $7.45 million with Cricket Bedford of Thomas and Talbot Estate Properties in Middleburg.
For details, contact Cricket Bedford at cricket@thomasandtalbot. com or (540) 229-3201.
A sunroom with flagstone floors and a wall of windows provides remarkable views of the pond and the mountains.
A two-story portico along the back of the house offers a tranquil retreat and overlooks mature gardens with boxwood parterre and ornamental water garden.
Rockburn’s classic circa 1828 stone manor house has over 10,000 square feet with seven bedrooms, seven full baths and three half baths with sweeping views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. This English regencystyle front façade was added to the stone center section of the house by the late Hubert B. Phipps, who made Rockburn his home for many decades.
The large formal living room has eleven-foot plus ceilings anchored at one end with a large 24’ by 8’ bay window overlooking the farm.
The library has large cased six-over-six windows, custom bookcases with arches, moldings, a fireplace and custom painted walls by well-known designer Marcus Pluntke.
A gourmet chef’s kitchen has all high-end appliances: a six-burner Thermador stove with a commercial grade hood, two refrigerators, island with ice maker, two sinks and abundant cabinet space
The dining room has custom pine moldings, chair rail and arched doorway with pocket doors.
The primary bedroom is light and airy with a fireplace and a spacious custom walk-in closet with numerous handsome details and full his and hers bathrooms.
Equestrian facilities with excellent ride out at Rockburn include two full 15-stall barns with wash stalls, tack room and feed rooms. There are more than a dozen fenced paddocks and five turnout sheds.
