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An equestrian of the highest order always with perfect form, Terry Rudd has successfully competed around the world and has now settled into riding, training and life in Middleburg
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ets. Even with their cheating we won the Nations Cup.” Rudd’s accolades are endless. After the U.S. boycotted the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow to protest the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan, she competed in the alternate Olympics in Rotterdam. She finished 10th individually on her green horse Semi Tough after her original mount, Fat City, bowed a tendon. She won the American Gold Cup on a horse named P.S. Gazpacho and rode Mr. Demeanor to victory in the American Invitational. She went off on her own and used her talents to train and sell young horses for many years.
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erry Rudd has won at every big horse show in the United States and around the world and ridden some of the finest horses to ever jump. She’s lived and worked in Germany, won style awards in Paris and Southampton, N.Y. and now has decided of all the beautiful places she’s seen, Middleburg is where she wants to make a fresh start. “I always wanted to live here,” Rudd said. “I came here when I was a kid. I had a friend I visited who still lives in the area. I fell in love with this place. Middleburg has some of the nicest horses and riders.” A native of the suburban Philadelphia area, Rudd began riding bareback at age three. She finally got a saddle when she turned five and began showing at age six. She grew up not far from the Devon Horse Show, where she won every class starting from the large pony division to a Grand Prix. She also competed at Upperville as a child but confessed she only ever came in second. “I was very lucky to have a very good pony,” she said. “We won everything. I moved onto the juniors and won a lot. Then onto the adults, the professionals. I was hunter rider of the year for two years.” Rudd eventually made the switch to show jumping after competing through the hunter levels and went to live and work in Terry Rudd with Tardy Germany. She rode and trained horses with German Show Jumper Paul Schockemöhle Her extensive experience makes her a perbefore eventually coming back to the U.S. The fect fit for Virginia’s horse country. Working drama of Grand Prix show jumping has given with young horses is her specialty and she hopes Rudd many intriguing memories, as well. to also train local hunter and jumper riders. Her “One year I went to Dublin I was with my friend Melanie Smith,” she said. “We were sitting current focus is on a new five-year-old Warmat the bar and two French riders came in. They blood mare she believes has plenty of potential. And after surgeries over the years for two went on and on about loving our USA warm up jackets and they were the most hideous jackets hip replacements and two new knees, Rudd said you’ve ever seen: red, white and blue velour. these days she’s feeling better than ever and is These guys said they would trade jackets with us even thinking about competing again, insisting “it’s not off the table.” and theirs were very nice. “It was excruciating just to get on a horse,” ‘The next morning, we come down and the French chef d’equipe said he heard there were she said of her most recent surgery. “They Americans training their horses at 5 o’clock in wanted me to wait after my surgery to ride but the morning. Nobody was around to see them I couldn’t. I just wanted to sit on a horse. After give the horses a bash so they jump higher wear- I got on, it didn’t hurt anymore. It’s really amazing our USA jackets. We were suckered right in ing. It’s the best I’ve felt for a long time.” n but I wish we got to keep those nice French jack-
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y friend, Middleburg realtor Walter Woodson, is one of those serial e-mailers. You know the type. He sends out a regular stream of links to interesting articles, political commentary and dead-on jokes, with the occasional pitch for a local property listing he might also be handling. A few weeks ago, Walter sent me an intriguing note that began with the news that his wife Alex’s 98-year-old mother had just arrived for a week-long visit. “She came armed with a story that should—at minimum—be on the national news,” he wrote, “but better yet, is a longer tale of common sense and bravery.” When offered the details, I couldn’t have agreed more, and my own reply was instantaneous. When and where could I interview this remarkable woman, the better to hear her fascinating tale first-hand. A few days later, I met Alex Woodson and her mom, Mary Gele-
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One day not long ago, Mary Gelement, armed with her trusty cane, was taking her usual daily walk, window shopping on one of Troy’s main streets in broad daylight. And then, suddenly, she was surrounded by three young men, who demanded that she give them her money. “I had $3 in my purse,” she said. “I told them ‘all I have is $3, which means you’ll each get $1 apiece.’ I said ‘do you really want to go to jail and ruin your life for just three bucks?’” Mary estimated that the young men were probably high school sophomores or juniors, “just kids.” She said they never threatened her. She never saw a weapon. And clearly, she kept her wits about her, as the teenagers soon found out when she said “how would you all like to go have a hamburger with me?” And so they did. They walked in to a nearby neighborhood restaurant and sat down. Mary eventually used her credit card to pay the bill. But for the three teenagers, this was no free lunch. It also came with some sage advice, courtesy of a brave and still feisty 98-year-
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ment, over lunch at the Hunters Head Pub in Upperville. She’s a delightful lady, with a zest for both the past and the present as she animatedly spoke about her love of the theater, classical and big-band music, the Detroit Tigers and Red Wings, even playing pick-up hockey with the boys as a child wearing a skirt “because little girls didn’t wear pants back then.” And as she told her amazing story, I had to agree with Walter’s e-mailed assessment. First, a bit of background. Mrs. Gelement is a Detroit native, but lived in New York City for 60 years, where she worked for many years as an executive at a major Wall Street banking firm until her boss passed away. She was 86 at the time (he was 88), and decided to retire. She moved to the Middleburg area for two years, living in Rectortown a few miles from Walter and Alex, before deciding in 2013 to head back to her current residence in Troy, Michigan, a Detroit suburb where she could be close to many other relatives and friends. And now, the rest of the stirring story.
old woman. “I lectured them,” she said. “I told them to buckle down, and get good grades and go to college. They told me I was their first victim, and I kept saying ‘you would really go to jail for a lousy $3?’ I looked at them and they just looked like kids. They were never rough with me. I was never afraid. I just said ‘don’t kid yourself. If you don’t stay in school, get good grades and go to college, you’ll get nowhere.’” After they finished their hamburgers, the three youngsters left the restaurant, and Mary said she’s never seen them again. No, she added, she didn’t report any of it to the police. “Why do that? They never took my $3,” she said. “I would have hated to see them get trapped like that. So many of these kids do get trapped, and they ruin their lives. For what? My $3? I just kept telling them it wasn’t worth it. I hope they got the message.” And by the way Walter, just keep those e-mails coming. n
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o matter which path one follows to reach the Philip Carter Winery in Hume, it’s a feast for the eyes – rolling hills set against the backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mountains, lush vineyards, meandering roads and picturesque fields dotted with red barns and outsized bales of goldenhued hay. Virginia’s wine history dates back to the early 1600s, when the first English settlers in Jamestown were buoyed by optimistic hopes that Virginia would become a major source of wine for the British Empire. In 1619, they signed into law a requirement for each male settler to plant and tend to at least ten grape vines, the wine of which could be shipped back to “mother England.” While the first colonists made wine with grapes grown in England, they soon became determined to grow their own grapes on Virginia soil. Those original efforts met with more failure than success and, at any rate, the booming tobacco trade soon diluted British interest in the possibilities of Ameri-
Colony of Virginia, certified that the Carter family was successfully growing European vines at Cleve – the first official record of successful grape production with European vines in Virginia. And in 1769, the Carter family was instrumental in the passage of legislation called “An Act for the Encouragement of the Making of Wine.” In 2008, The Carter family, 239 years later, returned to the production of wine in Virginia when Philip Carter Strother, a direct descendant of the pioneering Carter family, founded Philip Carter Winery. In tribute to the family tradition, Strother planted 1,800 vines in the ground in symbolic remembrance of the 1,800 vines that Carter grew in the 1700s. And in further acknowledgement, two dozen bottles of Philip Carter were shipped across the Atlantic and received by the Royal Society of Arts in the United Kingdom. One of the winery’s red wines, Nomini Hall Cabernet Franc, traces its name to the home of Robert Carter III, grandson of Robert “King” Carter and Charles Carter’s nephew. Robert was known as the “first emancipator,” and was renowned for his forward thinking in the freeing of 509 slaves in 1791. The wine industry has grown dramatically in the commonwealth -- by some counts, there are now over 275 wineries, making Virginia the sixth largest wine region in the country. Philip Carter Winery is situated on 27 acres at 4366 Stillhouse Road in Hume. Wine tastings include a sampling of eight wines, from a 2014 Viognier to Sweet Danielle, a dessert wine. An “off-dry” wine is named after Governor Fauquier (although it is a bit of misnomer since Francis Fauquier (1703-1768) served first as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and was later an acting governor. The rich history of Philip Carter Winery and its lush surroundings make for a very smooth finish indeed. n
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can wine. Years later, several of our country’s founding fathers – Washington, Jefferson, Madison – displayed their own deep interest in wine-making, and a desire to avoid dependence on Europe in obtaining fine wine. Jefferson planted European grape varietals at Monticello, and though he tried for more than 30 years, never harvested enough to make wine. After 11 years of effort at Mount Vernon, George Washington also had nothing to show for his efforts. The Carter family name carries a 250year legacy as producers of the first internationally recognized wines in America. Charles Carter, the fifth child of Colonel Robert “King” Carter and Elizabeth Landon-Wells, was born in Lancaster County, Virginia, educated in England and returned to Virginia in 1724. In 1759, Carter became the chairman of a committee of the Virginia assembly charged with the question of economic diversification. Charles Carter and his brother, Landon, had begun growing grapes at Carter’s plantation, Cleve (located in King George County) that year, making wines from both native and European grapes. By 1762, Carter had 1,800 vines growing at Cleve. Given his commitment to the diversification of the colony’s economy, it was natural that he would have chosen commercial wine-making as one of his proposals for economic reform in Virginia. That year, he sent a dozen bottles of his wine to the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, Manufacture, and Commerce (now the Royal Society of Arts). The wine was “approved as good wines,” and Carter was awarded a gold medal and acknowledged as the first person to make a “spirited attempt towards the accomplishment of their views, respecting wine in America.” The following year, in 1763, Royal Governor Francis Fauquier, as acting governor of the
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he Middleburg Volunteer Fire Department recently announced that it has transitioned to full career staffing by the Loudoun County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management. The station is staffed by 24 full-time career firefighting and EMT personnel. This action follows many years of dwindling volunteer suport. Middleburg Life recently interviewed Loudoun County FireRescue Chief Keith Brower Jr., about the reasons for and the ramifications of the move.
Q: Why was the change made from volunteers to full-time career personnel in Middleburg?
A: In varying degrees around the county, there has been a conversion toward blend of career county firefighters working in combination with volunteer firefighters. As fewer volunteer members became available during the weekday daytime hours, due to working full time jobs, volunteer companies began asking the County for assistance. Early on in Middleburg, the company was able to get volunteers to work nights and weekends, but they couldn’t get volunteers during the day Monday through Friday. This is generally a national trend.
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A: They would always have the ability to move forward and re-charter as an organization. They’d basically have to start over. They’d have to do all the paperwork with the endorsement of the (Loudoun) Board of Supervisors. Technically, they could, but at this point they’re on a path to dissolve.
Q: Does this move to all career personnel have any effect on service provided by the Middleburg department?
A: No. You still call 911. You’ll get the same service as when the station was covered by volunteer personnel. The level of training is exactly what it was when the volunteers were doing it. The public is getting reliable service round the clock.
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Q: When did the county start using career people in Middleburg?
A: Going back to the early 2000s, the volunteer department asked the county to provide daytime assistance. We put staff in there to provide daytime assistance Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Over a period of time, that expanded to Saturday and Sunday from 6 to 6, so seven days a week. Coverage during the seven nights was by volunteers.
Q: When and why did it become necessary to increase the career staff?
A: Without going into too much detail, around 2010 there were some internal issues with the department going on, and some of the volunteer members were asked to leave. They approached me to see what we could do to help, on a temporary basis, adding more night staffing. At that point, 12 additional career people were assigned to Middleburg. In 2011, they asked that the temporary staffing be made permanent. Really, since August, 2010, we’ve had career staffing in Middleburg 24 hours to supplement their volunteers. But their numbers kept decreasing.
Q: Did Middleburg try to recruit new members?
Q: I know the volunteer fire department essentially has to dissolve because it doesn’t meet county and state requirements to continue as a volunteer department. Could that ever be reversed?
A: Yes. In 2013, they elected a new presi-
Q: Will the town of Middleburg have any involvement?
A: I’ve known (Middleburg Mayor) Betsy Davis for 35 years. We were both volunteers together and we go way back. She’s been the glue in this transition to make it work. We’ve already talked about the potential for elements of the Middleburg department to become invested at the town level in a quasi-public safety role. There may be an advisory board that reports to the town using former volunteers. We’re still in discussions with them. Former volunteer members will still be welcomed in the station for as long as they want.
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Q: There’s still sign in front of the firehouse entrance off Route 50 that reads Middleburg Volunteer Fire Department. Will the sign change?
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a large art and antiques fair set up along one side of a basin full of house boats just off the Seine. Later I found pieces of his work at the huge flea market at Saint-Ouen. To my delight, one dealer had a small drawer full of dog show medals and other medallions by Fath. On later trips, I sought out a shop near the Eiffel Tower on Avenue de la Bourdonnais that specialized in art and antiques related to hunting and horses. It turned out that the owner was a friend of Fath’s son, who had written a biography of his father. The shop had a number of pieces of Fath’s work available, as well as copies of the biography. Although I could not always negotiate an acceptable price, the shop nonetheless became a regular stop on my trips to Paris. Years before, on my very first trip there, Paris placed me on her speed dial. She called
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cotta, again in plaster and then in bronze. A Pekingese in a similar pose might be carved in wood and modeled in terra cotta. Along with his pieces in the round, he produced many plaques in relief, again in a variety of materials. He created bronze medallions that were awarded as prizes at dog shows, a tradition that began in the 19th century. His work is naturalistic but contains elements of the impressionistic. Dog art historian and gallery owner William Secord described Fath as an “artist of extraordinary talent who, when his peers were working in the accepted, stylized mode of the art deco, chose to depict dogs and animals with a verisimilitude that is unmatched to this day.” I first became acquainted with Faith’s work at the Brocante de la Bastille in Paris,
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frequently and I was too weak to just say no to her invitations. So there I was, again, on the Avenue de la Bourbonnais heading toward what had become one of my favorite shops, but with some concern. It was not unusual for a closed sign to be hanging on the door. Before leaving on this trip, I had purchased a wonderful, large terra cotta sculpture of a recumbent Great Dane by Fath. As I walked toward the shop I was thinking about that piece. It was inspiring my imagination to wonder what treasures might be in store for me a few blocks ahead. But nothing was. The store was closed. I cupped my hands around my eyes, pressed against the glass barrier, and surveyed the inside of the shop beyond my grasp. Yes, I would like to see this and, yes, I would love to see that thing in the corner much closer, as well. And, YES, I would really like to see the large recumbent Great Dane sculpted from marble that was the same as my terra cotta piece. The Great Dane glowed within the darkened shop. Its raised head was looking at me as if it had just awakened from a deep sleep. It beckoned me. I telephoned the owner, but we could not reach a time agreeable for both of us. I never saw the piece it up close, and it was a disappointment not to shake its paw. I have often wondered why Richard Fath is not a better known artist. He certainly deserves to be. Why isn’t his work more sought after, as it should be? Sometimes, there is just no accounting for taste. n
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iddleburg philanthropist Betsee Parker grew up in a Minneapolis suburb and . still can remember her mother reading to her at a very early age about the great Dr. Albert Schweitzer. A Nobel Prize-winning philosopher, theologian and medical doctor and missionary in the 1930s sand ‘30s, Schweitzer had spent many years operating and funding a hospital in a remote area of what is now Gabon in equatorial west Africa. “I was four, maybe five years old,” Parker said in a recent interview, “and he was a fascinating man. From that time on, I always had a great interest in Africa and over the years I’ve made many, many trips there. It’s an amazing place, and so much needs to be done.” These are not exactly pleasure trips, either. Parker, who lived in New York City for a number of years, has been working John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of with Columbia University’s Millennial VilGhana with Betsee Parker lages Project (MVP) over the last two decades. It’s a sustainable development effort in subhas had great success in in raising agricultural Saharan and equatorial Africa that attempts to production, reducing children’s stunting and empower tribes to lift themselves out of poverty cutting child mortality rates. into a much-improved physical and economic “It’s been an extremely successful proenvironment. gram,” Parker said, “and it’s had a huge impact MVP focuses on agriculture and agribusieverywhere we’ve gone.” ness, education, community development and Parker has provided financial support to public health. It’s also involved in rebuilding Columbia’s Earth Institute, including a $125,000 roads and other essential infrastructure, and gift to the institute’s Haiti Reconstruction Task works with national governments to become Force in the wake of a devastating 7.0 Richter involved partners in the process. Parker, for Scale earthquake in 2010. example, funds the salaries of 22 physicians An ordained Episcopal minister, Parker working on the ground, and also has made also did vital work in the aftermath of the other significant contributions. World Trade Center attacks on 9/11. She served This past spring, she visited the west Afrias the head chaplain of 70 volunteer clergy can nations of Ghana, Guinea, Togo and Senmembers who were ministering at Ground egal and received several distinguished service Zero, and also worked closely with pathologists awards from local tribes and villages. She also in the New York Medical Examiner’s Office met with a number of heads of state and top to identify remains of so many victims in the government officials, including the president of South Tower. Like many others involved in that Ghana, and also was on the ground with a team operation, she has suffered lingering health that was very much involved during the recent problems. ebola crisis. In the Middleburg area, Parker has Parker saw first-hand in hospitals and become a gift that keeps on giving over the last clinics the devastation wreaked by the insiditwo decades. In 1998, she married the late busious disease on the trip. When she returned to nessman and philanthropist Irwin Uran and the U.S., she underwent a mandatory 21-day said “he really instilled in me the philosophy of quarantine period, as well. Over the years, she’s giving back.” been in a number of dangerous places, and had In recent years, she purchased the then several close calls, either with the elements or bankrupt Unison Store and gifted it back to the being in close proximity to areas with wideUnison Preservation Society. This past spring, spread terrorist activity. she bought the former Middleburg home of “So far we’ve been lucky,” she said, recallHoward and the late Nancy Allen and donated ing one particularly harrowing experience it to a group now in the process of turning it during a frightening desert sandstorm that into the Middleburg Museum. clearly seemed life threatening at the time A passionate conservationist and preserbefore finally subsiding. vationist, since purchasing the historic Hunt Parker has worked closely with Dr. Jeflands property near Foxcroft in 2007, she’s put frey Sachs, an economist and Columbia proall off the estate’s 600 acres into conservation fessor who is co-founder and chief strategist easement. She did the same when she also of Millennium Promise Alliance, a nonprofit purchased the nearby 90-acre Farmers Delight organization dedicated to ending extreme povproperty. erty and hunger. The Millennium Villages “You’re not entrusted with these great Project, which he also directs, now operates estates all for yourself,” she said at the time. “Be in more than a dozen African countries and grateful and share them.” n covers more than 500,000 people. The MVP also has become the model used by the UN and
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he Sporting Gallery in Middleburg was opened in 1965 by the late R. Gordon Barton, then passed into the hands of his daughter and son in-law, Elizabeth and Greg Dubenitz, twenty years later. Barton’s passion for sporting art began with a love of dogs. “He started as a dog handler,” Greg Dubinetz said. “He particularly showed English breeds of dogs for people throughout the country and went to England to show a lot at the big shows like Crufts. He imported dogs into this country and also started bringing back paintings and accessories of dogs. He decided that he would much rather develop that side of the business and opened the gallery in Middleburg.” Greg and Elizabeth’s connection to sporting art arose from similar connections. Elizabeth was an avid foxhunter and Greg had a passion for photography, especially on local race courses, and he also enjoyed trout and ocean fishing. Elizabeth served as the executive director of the American Academy of Equine Artists for ten years and over that time made personal connections with many well-known sporting artists. Originally located in the old bank building now occupied by the Home Farm Store, the gallery moved in 1978 to the circa 1820 Duffy House on West Washington Street. (The brick building also served as The Chronicle of the Horse offices many years ago.) A number of works by acclaimed sporting artists such as Alfred Munnings and John Emms have passed through the doors. “He [Barton] had a wonderful eye for paintings and helped develop a lot of the collections in this area,” Dubenitz said. “It was very important to him to find paintings of quality that were of realistic subject matters.” Because they’ve been in business for 50 years, it’s quite common for pieces to return to the Sporting Gallery after being in private hands. Clients wanting to downsize or estates liquidating their paintings often bring them back once they see the gallery seal on the back. The gallery offers restoration, appraisal and framing services in addition to purchasing and selling art through auctions and other venues. “Michael Lyne is our favorite artist to find,” Dubinetz said. “When we would go to England in the late 1970s, we’d come across his work and get excited seeing his canvases and watercolor sketches. We started collecting those sketches and we had an association with him that lasted until he stopped painting before he passed away. We were able to collect from his estate a volume of study works that he produced that had local
interest because they were sketches of his local commissions that he produced in oil later on.” Each painting that enters the gallery is chosen to best represent the key traits an individual artist had to offer both in quality and subject matter. Finding paintings that are recognizable and depict a particular place help to
ware and travels around the Middle Atlantic to paint breathtaking landscapes. He’s had a show at the gallery every two years since 1990. Linda Volrath, a local artist, will also have an exhibition. “She lives in the area and she is a superlative painter,” Dubinetz said. “Everything is just
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bring it to life. “When we can point to where it is, it adds so much more to the story,” Dubinetz said. “Essentially that’s what paintings do. They are a dialogue. This fall, the Sporting Gallery will feature exhibitions by two well-known contemporary artists. Peter Sculthorpe is originally from Dela-
right. She is known for her use of light and her scenes really reflect the subject matter she is trying to portray. She does all kinds of animals, foxhunting and racing.” n (The Sporting Gallery’s website, www. sportinggallery.com features many of their current pieces for sale in their collection and exhibition schedules updated regularly.)
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• In a large stainless steel bowl combine the egg yolks, sugar and liquor and whisk until well incorporated. • Set the bowl over a pot of barely simmering water and with the whisk, beat for about 6-8 minutes or until it has tripled in volume and forms a thick ribbon when the whisk is lifted from the bowl. • Remove from the heat and place the bowl in a larger bowl of ice water and stir gently to cool. Refrigerate until cold.
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exceptional plantings and treescapes, and there is plenty of room for an equestrian facility. Set close to The Plains, you have access to all the charms of Hunt Country, while also having equal convenience to everything from Dulles Airport to the nation’s capital. Whether it is your primary residence or a weekend retreat, Cloverland Farm has stood the test of time and is ready to
exceed expectations. Articles are prepared by Middleburg Life’s real estate advertising department on behalf of clients. For information on the home, contact the listing agent. For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Middleburg Life real estate advertising department at (540) 687-6059.
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Address: 7295 Old Carters Mill Road, The Plains. Listed at: $6,500,000 by Peter Pejacsevich (540) 270-3835 and Scott Buzzelli (540) 454-1399, Middleburg Real Estate.
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Our midsummer quest for the best in local real estate this month brings us to Cloverland Farm, a classic estate set on 149 acres in the Orange County Hunt. A pre-war showplace, the home was designed by architect William Lawrence Bottomley and constructed by well-regarded local builder William Hanback. The home, which has been lovingly cared for through the decades, is a standout property with exceptional accoutrements, making it perfect both for daily living and entertaining in grand style. The property currently is on the market, listed at $6,500,000 by Peter Pejacsevich and Scott Buzzelli of Middleburg Real Estate. Surrounded by natural beauty, the stone main house is a testament to elegance. Individual rooms are creative, traffic flow is exceptional and the overall impact is one of dignity and grace. While constructed decades ago, the home has a modern, fresh persona. Formal are light and airy, the chef’s kitchen is a standout, bedrooms are sumptuous and charming. Special spaces include the mahogany library, conservatory and allseason indoor pool. Outside, you have access to a tennis court and exceptional views. An amble throughout your domains will showcase
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726.66 acres in 14 parcels, all of which are 50 acres or larger. Accessed from Hume Road (635) and from and Black Rock Ford. Great elevation, views, open land,woods and frontage on the Rappahannock River. Mixed game for hunting. Great opportunity for tax credits. $2,979,306
137+ acres with frontage on Little River, Open Space Easement, rolling fields with mature hardwood forest, Orange County Hunt Territory, great ride out, very private, within 5 miles of the village of Middleburg, great views in all directions. An additional 179 acres are available with several home sites. $2,534,500
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The beautifully groomed 325 acres of this thoroughbred horse breeding & training farm rests at the edge of Middleburg. The gently rolling land is traversed with paved lanes to access the stately manor home, tenant homes, Confederate Hall, the barns and 6 furlong training track. The Georgian Style Training Barn is stunning and includes 28 stalls and a 1/8 mile indoor training track, with excellent access to the fenced paddocks and fields. $11,250,000
Magnificent horse property in the midst of the serene countryside. From the picturesque Young Road two driveways access the 107 acres of Hidden Trail Farm. The first leads to one of the finest indoor arenas surrounded by exquisite ride out. The second is the graceful, park-like drive, which parallels a creek and then gently curves up to the elegant manor home. $7,200,000
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Extraordinary estate on over 180 acres; Ideal for horses; 7 Bedrooms; New Gourmet State of the Art Kitchen & Baths; Gorgeous full wall windows, overlooking 10 acre lake; 10 stall stable, Paddocks with run-in sheds, Pool and poolhouse with fireplace, spa and new tennis courts. $3,950,000
Magnificent 155 Acre Atoka Road Estate with gated entry opening into the private drive lined with mature trees. The charming historic manor home, c. 1827 backs to expansive views of fields and ponds. 4 tenant homes, 3 barns, indoor and outdoor riding arenas. Gently rolling pasture land with fenced paddocks and fields. Property is in a VOF conservation easement. $3,600,000
82.99 acres with access from either The Plains Road or Hopewell Road. Nice elevation and several options for house sites. All wooded, with amazing view potential. Includes a certification letter for a 5 BR septic system. Property is in a Fauquier County Easement and cannot be further subdivided. $1,495,000
53+ acres of beautiful, open and gently rolling land with expansive views of the countryside and distant mountains. Located in the coveted Orange County Hunt Territory of Fauquier County, this land provides exceptional ride-out potential. A home-site has been studied including engineers report verifying a site for a 5 Bedroom septic, well and potential pond site. Open space easement, land cannot be divided. $1,400,000
107.76 acres Spectacular views from this highly desirable estate location within the Orange County Hunt Territory. Board fenced with frontage on Atoka Road and Rectortown Road. Stocked, approx. 4 acre, pond w/island, spring fed from tributary of Goose Creek. Open Space Easement allows for building of main dwelling, garage or barn with apt. and appropriate farm structures. Zoned RA. $1,250,000
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Magnificent country retreat on 41 acres with incredible privacy & beautiful views. The c. 1850 manor home has been graciously expanded into a 7 bedroom home with separate entertaining venue & two-story office with T-1 capability. Pool, tennis court, gardens, greenhouse, 5 car garage. $3,350,000
Surrounded by impressive properties protected by Conservation Easements, the historic 62 acre estate is prominently located in prime Orange County Hunt territory. Recently restored, some of the manor home’s special features include gracious sized rooms, a chef ’s kitchen and four en-suite bedrooms. A converted barn with terrace is ideal for a studio or large gatherings. Spectacular views from the Bull Run to the Blue Ridge Mountains. $2,685,000
165 +/- acres on Little Cobbler with amazing views of Big Cobbler and the Blue Ridge Mountains! Pond, Open Land, Pool, Hot Tub, 4 Lvls, 4 BR, 4 BA Brick Home w/2 Bay Garage/Guest quarters to the left of main residence, Machine Shed, Screened Porch, Wet Bar, Large Stone Courtyard and Terrace, Full House Generator, 3 Fireplaces, Approx.6,500 sq.ft. Property is in Land Use and includes 2 parcels. $2,350,000
Delaplane, 276 acres of land on Naked Mountain. A true hunter's paradise! Mostly wooded, with mature trees, some open acreage, very private. Nice elevation, from 670 to 1,400. Kettle Run stream runs through, great opportunity for tax credits. Located near the south end of Pleasant Vale Road and just minutes from I-66. $1,159,410
50 acres in a great location near The Plains. Rolling land with amazing views.Very cute 3 Bedroom 2 Bath cottage on O’Bannon Road. Small barn. The property is in OCH Territory and cannot be further subdivided.
50 elevated acres on a quiet gravel road near The Plains overlooking Great Meadow with fantastic mountain views to the west. Mostly open, some fencing, multiple house sites. The property is in OCH Territory and cannot be further subdivided. Additional land is available. $975,000
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50.14 acres of land, half pasture half wooded with goose creek frontage. great house sites and perfect location with easy access to 66. Piedmont Hunt Terrritory. An additional 54 acres are available. Located on Maidstone Road, just south of the village of Rectortown. $727,030
54.21 acres of land, half pasture half wooded with Goose Creek frontage. Mountain and pasturalviews with pond and multiple house sites with elevation and perfect location with easy access to 66. An additional 50 acres are available. Located on Maidstone Road, just south of the village of Rectortown. $838,860
151.61 acres in 3 parcels. (50.49, 50.48 and 50.64) Can be sold individually as well (50+ acre parcels) One largely wooded parcel, other two parcels share a pond and have wonderful views. Great location off of Leeds Manor Rd. and only minutes from Warrenton. Buy 1 or all three! Access from Leeds Manor. $454,000 each
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18+ acres of mostly open and rolling land with the home sited perfectly with vast views from both front and back overlooking the pond, gardens and front fields. Cathedral ceilings, Master on the main floor, huge library/living room, private guest rooms, apartment on lower level w/own kitchen/entrance, sprawling deck w/awning. Perfect location ~ OCH territory ~ VOF conservation easement. $2,095,000
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Lowelands Farm—Bees, Trees, Honey and So Much More By Dulcy Hooper For Middleburg Life
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aren and Rick Lowe decided to leave Alexandria in the mid-1970s, preferring to raise their three children in the Virginia countryside. “We definitely sought out a country life,” Karen Lowe said. “We brought out our horses, which had been boarded in McLean, and decided to develop the farm.” The Lowes had purchased a 66-acre farm bordering Lime Kiln and Steptoe Hill Roads, but were not initially sure about what to do with it. “We attended numerous Virginia Tech symposiums on alternative agriculture,” Karen said, “because as small land owners, we wanted to keep the property natural.” When they discovered their land was not suited for hay or corn, they cleared 10 acres for pine trees and pasture for their horses. “We found the idea of raising Christmas trees to be the most appealing to us,” Karen said. Still, the Lowes’ interest did not stop at Christmas trees. Karen had long been interested in herbs and had grown them for years. She joined the Goose Creek Herb Guild (of which she currently serves as president) and, “with a little push from a friend,” entered the gourmet food trade using the harvest from her herb gardens. “We had also began beekeeping,” she said, “not only to help pollinate plants on our farm, but to create a line of gourmet herbal honeys.” The Lowes developed their own herbal
wine vinegars, herbal and fruited honeys, gourmet mustards, and a few dried spice/herb products, selling them in many stores and catalog companies. “At one point, Lowelands Farm Fine Foods ran me,” Karen said. “I didn’t run it.” They still sell to some smaller shops and by appointment at the farm, which also produces a private label for The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. The products are currently carried in Fairchild Specialty Gifts and Foods at 116 West Washington Street in Middleburg. The gourmet honeys include such delightful combinations as Lemon Thyme, Wildflower Mint, Ginger Sage and Razzle Dazzle. And much to Lowes’ pleasure, Jason Reaves, the pastry chef at Salamander Resort, has started using Loweland Farm’s Vanilla Velvet Gourmet Honey in a dessert offered on their menu in Harrimans restaurant. Hospitality is yet another interest of the Lowes, and it began with The Hunt Box, a guest house on the farm. It initially was built in 2002 for the their daughter, Jessie, and her husband, Sean Baker. “We had already given them 10 acres of our farm, so they now have Dayspring Farm,” said Karen. “Jessie and Sean outgrew The Hunt Box. We had built it when they only had one child, and they proceeded to have four more children!” The design of the guest house is based on the Lowes’ studies of the architecture of Colonial Williamsburg and is furnished and decorated to replicate a small English style “hunt box” used for riders who followed the hunt seasons
in England. And guests to The Hunt Box get some very special touches. “My experience creating amenity baskets for hotels was naturally extended to creating them for our rental houses,” said Karen. Lowelands Farm Fine Foods were included in amenity baskets for hotels, from the Hilton in McLean to The Willard Hotel in Washington, for which the Lowes did a large private labeling project. Rick and Karen Lowe enjoy meeting and hosting guests at The Hunt Box who come from all over the world. “We develop lasting friendships with some of our guests,” Karen said. They’ve enjoyed the hospitality industry so much that they bolstered their business with the addition of two beach houses on the Eastern Shore – Eagle’s View in Chincoteague and Chesapeake Dream, a 102-yearold Victorian home in the beach town of Cape Charles on the Chesapeake Bay. And they still remain committed to their Christmas trees: “One has to keep up with trends,” Karen said. “As pines became less popular, we began planting spruces and firs.” There is a six- to eight-year wait to harvest pines, and eight to 15 years for firs and spruces.
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Flint Hill Farm
Faraway Farm
Middleburg, Virginia $6,295,000
Upperville, Virginia $4,495,000
Delaplane, Virginia $3,150,000
Middleburg Area $2,975,000
Immaculate equestrian property in turnkey condition • Exceptional location • Stone home expanded to approx. 7,000 sf. • Includes 4 main level suites • Lovely gardens, pool, garage apartment & pond • Blackburn designed 6 stall stable • 70x210 indoor arena • Observation deck • Tack room • 2 wash stalls & office • Addtl 4 stall barn • Entire property is fenced and cross fenced on 26 acres & 8 paddocks
Stone manor house in spectacular setting • 86.81 acres • Highly protected area in prime Piedmont Hunt • Gourmet kitchen • Wonderful detail throughout • 5 BR • 5 BA • 3 half BA • 3 fireplaces, classic pine paneled library • Tenant house • Stable • Riding ring • Heated saltwater pool • Pergola • Full house generator
Family compound includes 8,800 sf main house built in 1789 • 3 BR guest house • 2 BR carriage house • Repurposed airplane hanger now a complete home gym • Exquisite $4M renovation completed in 2005 includes exposed beams, solid mahogany doors & windows, imported antique fireplaces & spectacular floors of re-claimed choice hardwoods • Stately limestone foyer • Stunning kitchen • Excellent Views
Solid stone home with copper roof on 70 acres • Original portions dating from the 1700’s • First floor bedroom & 3 additional suites • Original floors • 8 fireplaces • Formal living room • Gourmet kitchen • 2 ponds • Mountain views • Stone walls • Mature gardens • Pool • Primitive log cabin • Piedmont Hunt
Paul MacMahon
Ann MacMahon
Helen MacMahon
(540) 454-1930
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Helen MacMahon Paul MacMahon Ann MacMahon
(540) 454-1930 (703) 609-1905 (540) 687-5588
Trough Hill Farm
Greystone
Ragley
Westwood
Middleburg, Virginia $2,450,000
The Plains, Virginia $2,200,000
Upperville, Virginia $1,600,000
Marshall, Virginia $1,200,000
A pastoral 5 bedroom c. 1830 farmhouse and a grand stone pavilion • Elegant but unfussy • 103 acres of open farmland • The pavilion serves as a pool house, greenhouse, banquet room, and guest quarters • Great location
Circa 1807 • 33 acres ideally located between Middleburg & The Plains • Rare quarried stone exterior, 10-foot ceilings • Period mantels, original wood floors, two-story front porch • 3 bedrooms/3 baths, each a private suite • Historic stone barn includes one bedroom/bath apt, heated tack room, 6 stalls • Carriage barn • 3 paddocks, large turnout field, run-in sheds, auto waterers • Whole farm generator • Pond • Orange County Hunt
13.54 acres surrounded by large estates • Prime protected location • Brick home circa 1969, has been updated • Note room sizes • 5 bedrooms • 5 full baths and two 1/2 baths • 2 fireplaces • In-ground pool • Stone walls • Beautiful gardens • Well built home
21 acres of mostly open land • Classic fieldstone home with a portion circa 1835 • Renovations include open kitchen, screened-in porch, new windows, new siding, updated bathrooms & metal roof • Original floors throughout most of the house • Lots of charm & an unusual amount of natural light for an old house • Grand oak trees & a lovely setting
Ann MacMahon Paul MacMahon
(540) 687-5588 (703) 609-1905
Helen MacMahon
Paul MacMahon
(703) 609-1905
Helen MacMahon
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Dog Wood
Palmer’s Mill
Willow Hill
Upperville, Virginia $965,000
The Plains, Virginia $890,000
Bluemont, Virginia $875,000
Delaplane, Virginia $845,000
Prime location • Piedmont Hunt • 10 acres • 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 1 fireplace stucco residence built in 1984 • Open floor plan • Treed setting with mature landscaping • Center courtyard off living area • Separate studio with half bath can serve as guest room or studio • Large 3 bay garage • 2 stalls for horses & 5 paddocks • Great views
Private 10 acres between Middleburg and The Plains • 3/4 bedroom home • Open floor plan • Large front porch with views to the west • Traditional materials such as stucco exterior and metal roof • Wood floors • Fireplaces • Built in book shelves • Beautiful plantings and fenced yard • Great location and easy maintenance
Circa 1860 Virginia Farmhouse • House updated & enlarged in 2004 • 3 to 4 bedrooms • 2 1/2 baths • Hardwood floors • 3 fireplaces • Exposed beams & gourmet kitchen • 10 acres • Fenced & cross fenced • 2 stall barn with tack & hay storage • Spring house & smoke house • Protected with mountain views • Piedmont Hunt Territory
77.77 acres recorded in 3 tracts • Improved by log cabin and 2 sheds • Very private, mostly wooded with frontage on Goose Creek • Historic site of remains of Cobbler Mountain Hunt Club octagonal horse barn • Potential for subdivision or tax credits • Hunting preserve
Paul MacMahon
Paul MacMahon Helen MacMahon
Paul MacMahon
Helen MacMahon
(703) 609-1905
(540) 454-1930
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(703) 609-1905
Unison Road Cottage
Milltown Road
Middleburg, Virginia $795,000
Ashburn, Virginia $658,000
Unison, Virginia $450,000
Lovettsville, Virginia $350,000
Charming stucco, log & frame home on 6.38 acres • 3-4 bedrooms • 3 1/2 baths • 2 fireplaces (one in the kitchen with antique brick floor) • Beautiful reclaimed pine flooring • Bright & sunny family room opens to bluestone terrace • Master bedroom opens to private balcony • 2 car garage • 4 stall barn with tack room • More land available
4 BR • 3 1/2 BA • Open floor plan with study • Gas fireplace • Porches in front and back • Fenced • Rear load garage • Rec room • Work shop in partially finished basement • Gourmet kitchen • Stainless steel appliances • Granite counters • Master Suite with walk in closets • Many upgrades • Community Center and Fitness Center
3 bedroom stone home on quiet gravel road between Middleburg & Purcellville • Nice hardwood floors • Stone fireplace • Generous room sizes • Large dining room and family room • Screened in porch • Very private with large yard • Lovely trees and plantings
35.3 rolling and mostly open acres • Great vineyard site • Mountain views • Pond • House circa 1800, shed, barn, numerous outdoor buildings all sold "AS IS" • Scenic Easement
Margaret Carroll
Helen MacMahon
Paul MacMahon
(703) 609-1905
info@sheridanmacmahon.com www.sheridanmacmahon.com
(540) 454-0650
Paul MacMahon
(703) 609-1905
(540) 454-1930
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Above, the late Bill Howland in an Open Jumper class at the Warrenton Horse Show circa 1950s. At right, the late Betty Maloney was a regular rider and exhibitor for many years at the horse show
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ong before there was a Virginia Gold to enjoy, from the hunter classic on Saturday Cup, the Warrenton Horse Show was night to the events for children on Sunday Fauquier County’s claim to eques- morning and the very popular foxhunter trian fame. classes Sunday afternoon and evening. It also Not much is known about the offers a variety of competition classes including grounds’ early days. Because the Warrenton ladies sidesaddle, hunters, jumpers, hunting Horse Show never had an office, much of the pairs and more. history lies buried in attics throughout the The show has recently been honored with county. And many of the “old timers” are gone the United States Equestrian Federation’s desnow. ignation as a USEF Heritage Competition, the Enter the horses. Taking a lead perhaps highest honor currently held by any Federation from the Upperville Colt and Horse Show, sev- horse show. eral Warrenton horsemen decided to hold their The designation of a USEF Heritage own competition in 1899. Charlie W. Smith Competition is reserved for competitions that and Julien Keith reportedly spearheaded this have been in existence for a quarter-century or endeavor. more, promoted and grown equestrian sport The Warrenton Horse Show was granted and made contributions to the coma charter on August 8, 1899, under munity outside the gates of the horse the applicants William show by achieving, maintaining, and H Gaines, E. Astley promoting the equestrian ideals of Cooper, W. A. Thompsportsmanship and competition. son, M. B. Payne and The Warrenton Horse George S. Smith. Show Association is the oldest con The first show was tinuously operating corporation in held virtually in Neptune Virginia and represents the interLodge’s backyard . Longtime ests of horse show enthusiasts, show Director and Secretary competitors, horse breeders and Frank D. Gaskins is credited the Warrenton community. with the selection of this spot The show also benefits sevand its lease the first year. eral organizations, including e In May 1900, the Warrenthe Fauquier Health Founh t om e list fr iz ton Horse Show Association purdation, the Fauquier Socir p 930 chased the entire 8.74-acre parcel, A 1 e Show ety for the Prevention of s complete with schoolhouse, desks Hor Cruelty to Animals, Bright and other furniture. The purchase Stars, the Make A Wish Foundation and price for this sliver was $1,950. other local charities. A new era had begun and the tradition “The Warrenton Horse Show is one of was created. the oldest equestrian exhibitions of its kind in From the start, the show was a hit with the United States,” said USEF Chief Executive spectators, perhaps because it was also noted Officer John Long. “With its long tenure and for its entertainment features between classes. many charitable contributions, both national Unusual pageants and displays kept things and local, the show exemplifies everything the lively for many years. USEF looks for when designating a Heritage The Warrenton Horse Show retains a Competition.” loyal clientele. Now a C rated show by the Admission to the show this year is $5 USEF, it attracted about 4,000 people last year, per person, with children under 12 admitted with more of the same expected this Labor Day to the show for free. The historic grounds are weekend. located at 60 E. Shirley Avenue in Warrenton. The 116th edition of the show runs from For details, call 540-347-9442 or go to warrenSept. 2-6. There are many classes for everyone tonhorseshow.com. n
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quent years. Although they love spring showers, Herbaceous Peonies are extremely drought-tolerant once established, maturing into increasingly huge, more floriferous plants over time. They thrive, maintenance-free, for generations. Each fall, cut down the stalks to within two inches above ground level and discard all felled cuttings. The cuttings are bad for composting. Although rare, failure to bloom is usually due to rootstock crowns being planted too deeply. Failure to thrive can be caused by too much shade, poor water drainage, an overcrowded planting site, or a late spring killing frost (buds would look desiccated). If the Peony crown was planted too deeply, dig up the rootball in the fall and rework the soil. Replant the rootball ½ inch higher than the soil level. Water and mulch well: the crown should settle down to soil level. Double varieties may bloom as semi-doubles the first year depending on the weather, with more fully double flowers developing as the plants mature. Keep an eye on your Peonies because they really do explode into bloom. Extend the Peony bouquet period: cut stems in tight bud form and place them in vases with a little water in the refrigerator where they can chill out for up to six weeks. They’ll flower once you bring them out into the house at room temperature. The fragrance is intoxicatingly addictive as is the stunning beauty of their huge flowers~you’ll crave bouquets, so keep them coming as long as possible. n
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o r after about two weeks of sweater weather when night time temperatures have hovered in the 40s. Peonies love abundant sunshine and well-draining, rich loamy soil. They demand ample breathing room between plants to keep healthy, and they yearn for structural support for their ever-burgeoning, flower-laden stems. They prefer neutral to slightly alkaline pH soil (6.0 to 7.0) although they can handle slightly acidic soil. Prepare the planting site by cultivating 2 feet wide by 1.5 feet deep holes, 3 to 4 feet apart Fill each hole with one foot of good loam. Plant each rootstock so that the crown is just two inches below the soil level with the eyes, or sprouts, pointing up. Do not plant them any deeper than that because it could inhibit flower production. If they’re not planted to the proper depth, the plant may not flower. Carefully shovel loose soil around the rootstock. Install grow-through Peony supports after you plant them in the fall (it’s much easier than doing it in the spring). Water well. After they are planted and after the ground freezes, mulch newly planted rootstocks with sawdust, straw or evergreen boughs to help protect them from temperature spiking. Remove the mulch first thing in the spring before the new sprouts emerge. Mulching is not recommended in subse-
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Good Wine and Good Times at Quattro Goomba’s The t-shirts worn by the staff provide an answer to the question before the question can even be asked: Who, or what, is Goomba? “. . . Close Friend, Pal, Companion.” As suggested by the name, Quattro Goomba’s winery in Aldie was formed by four (quattro) close friends (goomba in Italian)—David and Carole Camden and Jay and Jody DeCianno. According to Charity Eltringham, the winery’s tasting room manager, the owners are lifelong friends who “share the same passion for friendship, family, celebration and tradition. Making wine and beer are a natural extension of their passion.” Jay’s DeCianno’s grandfather made wine in Italy prior to immigrating to the United States. He later taught Jay and his father the wine-making traditions of the old world. David Camden’s relatives also had a wine-making tradition in Virginia, leading the four friends into a wine-making venture together that is now seven years old. Quattro Goomba’s is a boutique winery, producing around 10,000 cases of wine a year. Although the grapes come from elsewhere (a recent tasting includes grapes from Virginia, California, Chile and the state of Washington) all processing is done at Quattro Goomba’s – from crushing and bottling to labeling. In fact, during a recent tasting, the knowledgeable and friendly employee joked that if a label happened to be on crooked, she might have done it herself.
– another testament to the Goomba’s owners’ roots. The pizza is an obvious crowd-pleaser. The crust is hand-made on site, along with homemade fresh crushed tomato sauce. And a popular accompaniment to the pizza, particularly on a hot weekend day, are wine slushies – referred to by the staff as “adult slurpies” and available by the glass or carafe. Quattro Goomba’s has been described in numerous reviews as, a “vibrant wine scene,” with clientele on a recent weekend stretching from Aldie, Middleburg and Leesburg to Washington and elsewhere. Even on the hottest day
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The varietals include Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Syrah, Syrah, Merlot, or Sangiovese. Labels can be customized for the front and Quattro Goomba’s does the back, providing specifications and requirements since the federal government must approve all labels. Also included are a 750 ml Bordeaux style bottle, natural cork and PVC capsules. Membership provides 22 cases of your own wine and the barrel. Barrel owners can enjoy private tastings with the winemaker up to three times during the year. Barrels also can be shared with the winery for a reduced membership fee (11 cases).
of the year last month, the winery was packed – although, according to the staff, they were not as busy as they usually are on a weekend Earlier this year, the winery expanded to include a brewery, which is headed by brew master Brandon Flanigin, anAldie native and a home brewer for many years who worked in the winery. Quattro Goomba’s is working on a selection of unique menu items to pair with their craft brews, with a tentative September launch date. Brewery production at Quattro Goomba’s has ramped up to regularly to include seven to eight craft brews and seasonal selections. They are planning to expand the brewery hours sometime this fall. An Italian theme runs through Quattro Goomba’s wines, and almost all are described as “pairing well with anything Italian.” Sorelle, a Riesling, is Italian for “sisters” and was named in honor of the DeCianno and Camden sisters. Vini Di Nonni, or “Grandfather’s wine,” is an old world Italian classic passed down to the owners through generations of winemakers. Vini Di San Pietro is the name of a town in Italy that was home to one of the family’s ancestors. And Tradizione, a Bordeaux blend of Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon is described as the favorite of several of the staff. Quattro Goomba’s is located in Aldie at 22860 James Monroe Highway. There’s music most weekends and the winery is pet friendly and child friendly. On a recent visit, a father and son were playing catch on the grounds behind the winery, and many families with children were enjoying a late lunch. n
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he Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation board of trustees is contemplating a return of the once-popular racing schedule at Morven Park. The estate has been a center for equestrian activities since the 1800s, and steeplechase racing was an October staple at Morven Park from 1979 until 2011, when the races were abandoned. The trustees, during their July 13 board
meeting, authorized Executive Director Frank Milligan and his staff to enter into negotiations with the Virginia Equine Alliance with the prospect of staging flat races at Morven Park. Noting previous racing had been predominantly steeplechase races, Milligan said, if agreement is reached between the two groups, it would be for flat racing only. “This would be different. We would no longer run the races. It would be more of a leasing arrangement,” he said. A draft agreement was presented to the trustees during the July meeting, Milligan said. He said the board has two main concerns—to
tion; and Virginia Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association. The VEA is dedicated to promoting, sustaining and expanding Thoroughbred and standard-bred racing and breeding in Virginia, according to its mission statement. VEA Executive Director Jeb Hannum had previously confirmed the negotiations between the two groups with a view to establishing a roster of flat races at Morven Park. “We’ve been in talks for the past few months, but we’re still working through it. We don’t have a contract with Morven Park, and there are all sorts of things that need to happen for there to be a deal,” Hannum said Monday. “Our main thing is to bring the course up to standard—make the investments in it to make it the highest standard of racing,” Hannum said, ticking off needs to upgrade the race stand, fix the fence and improve the turf and the paddock. He also noted the need to work around Morven Park’s existing events scheduled. “We need to make sure we have our racing schedule complement their existing schedule, and partner with them. We are the guest at their facility,” Hannum said. Finding new venues for racing in Virginia is partially the outcome of the closing of the Colonial Downs Racetrack late last year. All equestrian groups were affected by its loss, Hannum said, noting the subsequent establishment of the VEA, with one of its goals being to keep racing going in Virginia in some form. Morven Park would not be the only added venue as Great Meadow in The Plains also is adding a significant flat racing component to its schedule. A six-race card is scheduled at Great Meadow on Sept., 20. n
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ease into the arrangement in a way that the facilities can be upgraded and maintained and to mesh the racing calendar with Morven Park’s existing equestrian events schedule. “We operate over 40 equestrian events each year, and we don’t want to dislodge people who’ve been doing things here for a long time,” Milligan said. Director of Development and Communications Suzanne Musgrave echoed Milligan’s sentiments. “We have one of the largest threeday events here. We wouldn’t jeopardize that,” Musgrave said. Morven Park also has what Musgrave described as “one of the best [racing] tracks in the state.” “I’m so pleased someone will be using it,” she said, adding this would be Morven Park’s “first foray into solely turf racing.” Negotiations are ongoing and VEA representatives are expected to be at Morven Park next week, Milligan said. The Virginia Equine Alliance is a cooperative effort between four organizations: Virginia Gold Cup Association; Virginia Thoroughbred Association; Virginia Harness Horse associa-
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the Levin Powell family, founders of Middleburg, was known as the “Free Church” because it was dedicated as a “place where all people can worship.” The Baptist, Episcopal and Methodist churches of Middleburg as well as the Presbyterian Church in Aldie held services there until the first building was destroyed in the mid-19th century. Today’s celebration services were inaugurated as an annual occasion during the 1976 Bicentennial.
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Middleburg The Way It Was By Catherine Hulbert Harts For Middleburg Life This is the first of several excerpts from the new book, “The Way It Was,” written by longtime Middleburg resident Catherine Hulbert Harts, the mother of Middleburg Town Council member Bundles Murdock. The book focuses on life in Middleburg in the 1920s and 1930s.
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must have been highly enticing, because soon she arrived with her daughter Carolyn, ten years younger than my father. My father would have arranged for them to stay at Mrs. Luck’s boarding house. In her book,”The Hunt Country of America,” Kitty Slater described their arrival from Ohio at The Plains Southern Railway depot. She wrote that my grandmother and aunt were tired, irritable, and greatly dismayed to find themselves on the platform amidst a pile of leather luggage, the station dark and seemingly deserted. “What kind of God-forsaken place is this Middleburg you’ve talked me into coming to?” my grandmother is supposed to have asked. She would have boarded the next train back to Washington if there had been one that evening. There wasn’t. Finally Carolyn noticed an old Model T. Ford whose driver was snoozing in the driver’s seat. After much cajoling and probably a hefty bribe, the man was hired to drive them to Burrland, a place where the Hulbert ladies had been told took in boarders during the foxhunting season. When it, too, was closed, there seemed to be only one remaining option: Mrs. Luck’s in Middleburg. When my grandmother Hulbert asked the driver to take them there, he responded, “Mrs. Luck—she’s a lady—and don’t take no people in her house she don’ know.” Fortunately they were greeted warmly by Mrs. Luck and welcomed to stay. At dinner that night, my Aunt Carolyn sat between two handsome sportsmen: Raymond Belmont and Arthur White. Little did she know she would later marry them both. My grandmother bought a house named Stray Shot (now part of The Red Fox Inn & Tavern) in 1914. Shortly thereafter, Father bought Stonehedge and its approximately 300 acres outside of Middleburg for about $11,000. When Father came to Middleburg, and before he met my mother, he was a divorced man, a status that was almost unheard of at the time. I really know nothing about his first wife, but they had a daughter, my half sister, Mary Louise DuPont. I imagine my mother’s family would not have been keen about his being a divorcé, but I’m sure he won them over with his charm and pedigree. Father was buying Stonehedge when he volunteered with the American Expeditionary Forces to help the French in World War I. He
left Mrs. Lee (Punkin Lee’s grandmother) and his mother in charge of the farm. At over 30 years of age, he was considered too old for regular military service, so he was trained in Pennsylvania to drive an ambulance. The final papers to buy Stonehedge were signed while he was in Pennsylvania. He served in France and was later decorated by the French government with the Croix de Guerre for his service. My mother, Mary Chittenden, was born in Vermont to prominent parents, Catherine S. and Henry Ward Chittenden. Her mother, my “Nana,” was the only grandmother I ever knew, and we traveled often to see her when I was growing up. Mother and Father didn’t meet before WWI began, but they almost crossed paths. Mother had come to Middleburg with her maid to hunt, just as Father was leaving for Europe. She rented the Pink House at Pot House to be near her friend Aunt Dora Frost. Family lore holds that Mother met my Father’s mother first, after he had left for training in Pennsylvania. Grandmother Bessie is supposed to have said, “You’d make a nice wife for my son.” After World War I started, mother was sent to Paris where she headed up the American Red Cross there. I’ve been told she had an important role, but she rarely talked about it. She and Father met each other in Paris, probably when he drove patients to the Red Cross for bandages. They must have immediately realized how much they had in common and discovered their shared love for riding and hunting. I have the photograph (below) of them riding in Bois de Bologne, Father in a uniform and Mother on side saddle. While Father was still in Paris, he and some other men started organizing the American Legion, and when he returned home, he was heavily involved in getting the American Legion organized in America. There was a big celebration here in recent years, and my father’s portrait, painted by a Frenchman, is on display at the local American Legion. My parents spoke very little about their war experiences, but Mother told us about her maid, Marie, who walked in the parks of Paris all day collecting twigs fallen from the trees to make a fire to cook their morning coffee. She brought Marie back to Stonehedge after the war. Somewhere and somehow, Marie met and married a jockey and moved to California. For years and years, even after Mother died, she sent boxes of fresh fruit to the family for Christmas. After returning to the United States, my parents were married during August of 1919 at my grandmother Chittenden’s (Nana’s) house in Vermont and moved to Stonehedge. n
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y only claim to fame is having been one of five little girls in the first class that later became The Hill School in Middleburg. I was five years old that year of 1926, and we met in an upstairs room of the new Middleburg Bank in what is now the ice cream parlor of the Home Farm Store on the corner of Washington and Madison Street. We had to thread our way past the tellers and President Sands’ office, behind the counter, to reach the steps going upstairs. My memories of those childhood years growing up in Middleburg are coming into sharp focus, and I feel an urgency to get them written down, both for my family and for posterity. When we were old enough to understand, it was ex-plained to us how foxhunting began. Apparently in Eng-land, hundreds and hundreds of years ago, there were so many foxes, the country was just swarming with them. They were killing all the farmers’ chickens and, worse than that, they were going into the fields and killing the baby lambs as they were born. Something had to be done about this. So they got dogs, as many as they could, to chase and kill the foxes killing their food supply. Then they began to follow the dogs on horses, and this developed into a sport. It got to be practically a religion—the costume, the traditions—a religion handed down and transported across the ocean to this new world. It was foxhunting that brought my family to Middleburg, and foxhunting was the heart and soul of this community and its social and commercial activities when I was growing up. Foxhunting, therefore, is where my story must begin. This is not to be a history of Middleburg. There are too many of those already, and they’re full of mistakes. Nor will this be a cohesive or comprehensive autobiography or memoir, but rather a collection of vignettes from my childhood and teen years in the 1920s and 1930s in and around Middleburg—snapshots from the past as I remember them or as stories I’ve been told by those who lived them. The changes since then have been stag-
gering, not only in technology, but in manners, customs, and traditions. I hope my memories will create a window through which you can capture a glimpse of a bygone era. Middleburg between the two world wars was, in many ways, a different world, a world that ended abruptly when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and the United States entered World War II. In the two decades before that war, my friends and I were somewhat insulated and given the opportunity to live beautiful and privileged lives. Most of the landowners around Middleburg at that time were gentlemen farmers who had inherited money. It simply was the way it was in this place, at that time, and it certainly paved the way for the unique place Middleburg still is today. Not the same, of course, but still so special. It was 100 years ago when my father, William Philander Hulbert, came to Middleburg. As I work on this book, I am looking at a massive round, low table in my living room carved from walnut by my paternal grandmother. She and my father were both artists with wood. Father was such a remarkable man—and much beloved as Pappy Hulbert by so many in this area—that he figures prominently in both my memory and these stories. My father, William Philander Humbert and later known in Middleburg as “Pappy” Hulbert, was the first in my family to come to Middleburg, and like so many others, he came here to hunt. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1885 to Harris C. and Elizabeth (Bessie) Johnson Hulbert, he was the fourth generation of highly successful men in Cincinnati. My nephew, Mike du Pont, owns a chair that belonged to my grandfather Harry C. Hulbert. It has his name engraved on a brass panel on the back—the kind a bank gave someone as an indication of their contribution to the community. It has the date 1818 carved on one leg and 1843 carved on the other. Father was an avid horseman, with a passion for both foxhunting and polo. He had been hunting in Keswick, east of Charlottesville, when he heard about the robust hunting scene that was growing in northern Virginia, so he came to investigate. When he first arrived in Middleburg in 1913, he boarded with Mrs. Luck and apparently fell in love with the area. It was not crowded, and its pretty farms and large open fields were a dream come true for any serious horseman. He thought it was wonderful. His mother, Elizabeth Johnson Hulbert, known as Grandmother Bessie Hulbert, was also an avid foxhunter. Father’s reports to her
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1969. Local residents simply refer to it as the “millworks” and it was located on 2 1/2 acres at what once had been the local Ford dealership—Boyd Ford Sales—on property owned by Manuel Nachman. To me, two words describe the place— quality and service. And it’s really several businesses rolled into one—a hardware store, lumber yard, millwork shop, and kitchen design department, also offering a wide variety of building materials. On Nov. 1, 2002, Bob Ball purchased the business from his father, who had become sole owner himself in 1992. Bob had been in the building supply business since 1979 and worked at the millworks when he was in high school. He said he began in the lumber yard and made deliveries and loaded trucks. After a few years, he was promoted to the front office in 1979, working as a sales person and eventually climbing the company ladder to become president in 1999. “I could sell material better than I could make something in the mill,” Bob said of his
switch from the yard to the office. “I was actually here the second day we opened so I know the business very well.” So does Cindy Wines. She used to work at the Middleburg Hardware on Washington Street before coming to the millworks about 15 years ago. I remember at the hardware store if you ever needed something, she’d tell you where it was, and then go get it herself and bring it up to you. You don’t get that kind of service in a lot of places these days, but you still do at Middleburg Millwork because she still does the same thing there. Bob also wants people to know that the millworks really is the town’s only true hardware store and I know he’s got a lot of the same products places like Home Depot and Lowe’s carry. Except you have to drive 20 miles to get to those places, and the millworks is definitely a lot more convenient, and a lot more friendly. “At least once a week,” Bob said, ‘somebody comes into the store and asks me to stock something because they don’t want to drive to Home Depot. I’m always happy to do that. If we don’t have it, I’m pretty sure we can get it for you.” I know I’ve been going to the millworks for many years. We used their materials to build our house and I always like to go there. They do a wonderful job. n
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n the good old days, many of the Thoroughbred farms in Virginia had an annual showing of yearlings. The tradition continues at Audley Farm in Berryville, where they recently held a Yearling Show hosted horse manager Jamie McDiarmid. The 2,500-acre facility, honored as Virginia Breeder of the year six times, has produced a number of fine racehorses recently. Bodemeister won the Arkansas Derby in 2012 and placed second in both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. This year, Audley will sell two colts sired by Bodemeister and a stunning chestnut colt
Audley was founded in 1749 when Lord Fairfax granted a 300- acre estate to Colonel George William Fairfax. In 1764, George Washington’s cousin, Warner Washington, bought half of the estate where it remained in the Washington family for 138 years. The most famous resident was Eleanor “Nellie” Custis Lewis, Martha Washington’s granddaughter and the adopted daughter of George Washington. Her historic residence, Audley House, has been completely restored and renovated. Following the show of yearlings, guests were invited back here for drinks and “Audley sliders” from their herd of Angus cattle. In 1902, the heirs of Nellie Custis Lewis sold Audley to Archibald Cummins, and in 1921 Monfort and B.B. Jones became the owners. Jones Photo by Crowell Hadden owned Sir Barton, winner of America’s first Triple Crown in 1919 and the great horse stood at stud here during the 1920s. In 1955, James Edwards, a manufacturer and racetrack owner, bought Audley. Audley horses are still running under Edward’s colors— purple with a lavender sash. In 1978, Hubertus Liebrecht, an ardent Thoroughbred breeder from Germany, took ownership and his mission to combine the powerful German bloodlines with sound and speedy American pedigrees. And, from that mission, the family generations have proudly maintained ownership of Audley Farm. n
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he man behind the Doc Saffer Dinner and a Dive In-Movie series at the Middleburg Community Center was the late Doc Saffer, a much loved native on of the area. He died in 2008 at age 69. Doc wrote a very popular musical called “It Was Mostly Fun” about growing up in Middleburg, where his father was a physician. His brother, Stuart, writes a newsletter in California and recently recalled Doc’s tomato patch. “He and I would fill a cooler with ice and beer, grab a bottle of bourbon and two saltshakers and head to his ripe tomatoes. We’d sit in the dirt and pick warm ripe tomatoes off the vine and sit there lying to one another eating those unrealtasting tomatoes and drinking for hours on end. It was a wonderful thing. I miss Doc.” Next time you attend the Dinner and Dive-In, a tomato sandwhich might be in order. And, by the way, the next community center’s “Doc Saffer Series” will be on Friday, August 21 for “Night at the Museum 3.” Be there.
writer and photographer for Middleburg Life. Sebastian graduated from the University of Mary Wash-
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LOCAL TASTE… iernan Slater and Christopher Patusky are set to open a new wine shop and tasting room, The Local Taste, in Upperville the last week of August. Located in the historic stone cottage (circa 1800, Dulin’s Tavern) next to the Country Store, the shop will feature an eclectic selection of wines from around the world by the bottle, glass and taste, as curated by wine expert, Neal Wavra. The new shop will also feature their own wines grown and produced at Slater Run Vineyards and Winery located on their family’s farm not far from Upperville. Slater Run Vineyards and Winery produced its first vintage in the fall of 2014, and the Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Rosé and Cabernet Franc will be released to the public for the first time at The Local Taste in August.
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FROM THE HORSES MOUTH… The $500,000 West Virginia Breeders’ Classic will highlight a nine-race program worth a total of $1,080,000 in stakes purses when Charles Town Races hosts West Virginia Breeders’ Classics XXIX on Saturday, Oct. 10. As has been the case since West Virginia Breeders’ Classics founders Sam Huff and Carol Holden put on the inaugural event in 1987, the richest race on the card will be the West Virginia Breeders’ Classic for horses 3&up going 1 1/8 miles. Originally run for $100,000 in 1987, the $500,000 Breeders’ Classic now stands as the
country’s richest state bred contest. Last year’s running was captured by the venerable eightyear-old gelding Russell Road, who became the first horse to win this race three times. Other races on the card will include: the $150,000 West Virginia Cavada Breeders’ Classic, for fillies and mares ages 3&up going 7 furlongs. This will be the 16th year the Cavada will be run for a six-figure purse. The West Virginia Breeder’s Classic Distaff and West Virginia Onion Juice Breeders’ Classic will be contested for $70,000 with the Division of Tourism Breed-
ers’ Classic, Lottery Breeders’ Classic, Triple Crown Nutrition Breeders’ Classic and Vincent Moscarelli Memorial all carrying a purse of $60,000. The Triple Crown Nutrition Breeders’ Classic for two-year-old fillies and the $50,000 West Virginia Dash for Cash Breeders’ Classic will round out the card. Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) recently sent a letter to President Barack Obama, asking the White House to hold an official ceremony honoring American Pharoah and the team that guided him on his historic Triple Crown run
this year. “Welcoming athletes who have reached the pinnacle of their sport to the White House is a time-honored tradition,” he wrote. “As the first Triple Crown winner since 1978, honoring American Pharoah and the team that helped lead him to victory at a White House ceremony would continue this tradition and would celebrate the lasting cultural and economic impact horse racing has had across the country.” Stay tuned. n
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(1769-1859) was the most famous scientist of his age. He has been described as the most famous man in the world—after Napoleon. An intrepid explorer, his restless life was packed with adventure and discovery, from climbing the highest volcanoes in the world to publishing groundbreaking volumes on nature that became international bestsellers. On the
centennial of his birth on Sept. 14, 1869, celebrations were held in Europe, Africa, Australia, and across the Americas. In New York City, 25,000 onlookers assembled in Central Park to listen to speeches as a large bronze bust of Humboldt was unveiled. Today, Humboldt’s name graces four counties, thirteen towns, a river, parks, bays, lakes
the Beagle—as well as revolutionaries like Bolívar and poets such as Wordsworth and Goethe in her brilliantly researched book which debuts in September. The lecture and luncheon is presented by the Piedmont Garden Club. Tickets are $55 and include a box lunch. For details contact Nicky Perry at 540-592-3380 or piedmontgardenclub@ gmail.com.
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in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Proceeds will go to toward replacing windows at the museum (well worth a junket across the river). Books must be ordered from Pathway Book Service at 1-800-345-6665, with $14 of the $27.50 price going toward paying for the new windows. Other news from over the mountain includes word that Tom Kenyon, M.D., MPH, has been named as the new president and CEO at Project Hope in Millwood, effective Oct. 1. A highly-respected leader in global health, Kenyon played a key role in the U.S. government’s fight against Ebola in West Africa, which was one of the biggest public health emergencies in recent years. His visits to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea last year on behalf of the CDC
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larke County high school teacher and Bluemont resident Jess Wysopal has just published “Green Girl” under the nom de plume Sara Mariam TaGalbi. Published by St. Michael’s Press, the book is a fascinating new fantasy series. Set in a place foreign to most, it is populated by the same human frailties, failings and triumphs of the spirit. Allanas, the Green Girl, is born in a nation conquered by the more technologically advanced Cessor at a time when dragons are fading into legend. We must mention Francis Hamit, author of “The Shenandoah Spy,” who is donating the profits from his novel about the famous Confederate spy Belle Boyd to the Belle Boyd House Museum & Library
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udos to Dave Wills, who has been named the new sales manager of the Middleburg office of Long & Foster Real Estate, the nation’s No. 1 family-owned residential real estate brokerage. Many know that Wills has served in the real estate business for more than 15 years, previously working as a sales associate at Long & Foster’s Warrenton office. He brings significant career achievements to his new position and is well respected in the local real estate community. From Salamander Resort & Spa, Middleburg Life has received news that the luxury resort owned by our local entrepreneur, Sheila C. Johnson, received the Centurion Medallion Award awarded by U.S. Chambers of Commerce’s Committee of 100. Great news for the Community Foundation of Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties. Executive Director Amy Owen said the foundation has reached a new benchmark with $3 million in assets. Like some 700 community foundations across the U.S., building community endowment is a key ingredient of its work. The Community Foundation also has put back $3 million into the community through local grants since its founding in 1999. “We’re all about local leadership, local assets, meeting local needs,” Owen said. “Building the local endowment is akin to establishing a community-based savings account—it’s funding that our donors’ preferred charities can count on. Donors create more than a charitable repository. They create an extension of their personal values plus a legacy that carries their name forever.” Owen joined the Community Foundation in 2012 with $1.1 under management at the time. She also brought with her another unique form of planned giving, called a Shell Agreement, a non-binding document that ties to a will or estate plan. “The estate names the Community Foundation and the personal fund named by the donor in the Shell Agreement,” she said, “but all the specifics of charitable distribution are within that document. It’s much easier, and free, to change a Shell Agreement than to change a will, giving donors even greater flexibility in charitable estate planning. We have more than $5 million in estate gifts using a Shell Agreement that will touch lives of generations to come when those gifts are realized.” Middleburg’s John Mascatello, agent to many of the golf luminaries on the PGA Tour, had a wonderful six-day stretch last month. At the British Open at St. Andrews, one of his long-time clients, Iowa native Zach Johnson, won a three-man, fourhole playoff against Marc Leishman and Louis Oosthuizen on the Monday of the weather delayed event. That gave him three clients—Johnson, Ricky Fowler and Jason Day, in the top five of the third major championship of the season. The very next Sunday, at the Canadian Open, Day won the championship with a dramatic birdie-birdie-birdie finish to hold off Bubba Watson, who merely birdied five of his last six holes and tied for second.
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you plan every single move out in your head,” she told the website Fauquier Now in 2013. “You always know exactly what you’re doing. There are no shortcuts. Every step has to be perfect. If it’s not, your next step will be off.” Her initial goal was get the painting back in the courtroom by July 4, 2013, and she beat her personal deadline by two days. “It’s great on a lot of levels,” she told the website, which reported that the restoration cost about $20,000. “It’s a great painting, because it’s monumental. It’s a great man. It makes me feel a part of (the community). Every time I drive or walk by the courthouse, I’ll know a part of me is there.” And part of her also involves giving back. In 2001, she helped her mother move out of her family home in Washington where she’d lived for more than 50 years. During that process, Judith came upon all manner of family treasures—old photos, paintings, knick-knacks that “even as a professional, I didn’t know how to value, protect or display.” And so, she started a web-site, Art-Care.com, an on-line resource that connects owners of art, antiques and other objects with experienced, licensed and credentialed service suppliers—conservators, restorers, art shippers, specialized attorneys, gilders and many more. Now more than 350 providers are listed on the site, all accessible with a few key strokes. For Judith Watkins Tartt, the non-profit site, supported by modest membership dues from the listed professionals, has also become a proud labor of love in a lifetime of creating great art in her own inimitable, restorative, do-no-harm style. She was a little girl with poor vision who truly became a visionary, internationally acclaimed artist in her own right, saving both masterpieces as well as cherished family possessions every step of the way. n
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the National Sporting Gallery in Middleburg and the Charles Cowles Gallery in New York. She’s been awarded contracts from the General Services Administration, State Department, U.S. Treasury, House of Representatives and the National Air and Space Museum. In addition to working on paintings by Van Gogh, Cezanne and Picasso, among her many restoration credits include works by Claude Monet, George Stubbs, Sir Alfred Munnings, J.F. Herring, George Braque, Gilbert Stuart and Man Ray. And did we mention her fabulous work at the Fauquier County Courthouse? Two years ago, the 5x9 foot portrait of Chief Justice John Marshall painted in 1859 by Clarke County13 native William D. Washington, disappeared from its longtime perch behind the bench of the Fauquier County General District Courtroom and was transported to Tartt’s studio. It had been in the courtroom save for a brief interlude when the painting travelled to Cincinnati for safekeeping during the Civil War and then again for a short time when rescued from a courthouse fire in 1889. Originally purchased by the county for $500, the painting was in dire need of a significant restoration. The final blow literally came when a court bailiff playfully threw his keys at a colleague and missed his target. The keys hit the painting, tearing a small hole in the canvas. Enter Judith Watkins Tartt. Over three months, she undertook a 14-step process of painstaking work, all done in her studio. Fixing the tear made by the errant key may have been the very least of her challenges in a process that cleaned the front and back, removed weave irregularities and even included added new hanging hardware and putting a non-acidic backing board to add support. “It’s like choreography, because
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a conservator in Asia for Sotheby’s. In 1994, she restored a mural of The Three Graces in that city’s Mandarin Hotel, one of her proudest accomplishments. “Their golden figures had been covered in brown paint,” she recalled, “When it was removed, the owners believed that good luck returned to their tourist trade.” Another major project involved restoring priceless art at the Turkish embassy in Washington, now the residence of the Turkish ambassador. Two immense paintings alongside the entrance staircase were so faded, their color was actually invisible. By the time Tartt had cleaned them, she discovered they were works of Renaissance painter Allesandro Allori, signed and dated 1575. For many years, she also worked out of her own studios in the District while occasionally coming out to Hunt Country to pursue another passion—riding horses. In 2007, she and her husband, Jo, who owned the Tartt gallery in the District for many years, decided to leave Washington behind and purchase their farm. Her list of credits is immense. One of her favorite clients was world-famous cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, who also was musical director and conductor of the National Symphony from 197794. One day, he called and said he had 50 paintings earmarked for his dacha in Russia that needed some help before they could be displayed. He wanted them almost immediately, and in addition to her fee, he would also provide Judith tickets to the symphony at the Kennedy Center for every performance. In his private box. “How could I refuse?” she said. “I pretty much went every night.” Her clients also have included the Kreeger Museum, where she’s been conservator in charge of paintings since 1980, George Washington University’s permanent collection,
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magine for a moment, standing over a painting by Van Gogh, Cezanne or Picasso with all the materials of your own art at the ready. Perhaps there’s a tiny tear in the canvas, an almost imperceptible smudge, a minuscule crack in the varnish, with all those blemishes barely visible to the naked eye. For Judith Watkins Tartt, a worldclass art conservator with an international clientle, it’s all in a day’s work at her cozy studio in a former mother-in-law’s cottage house on the Fauquier County farm she shares with her husband and former Washington gallery owner Jo Tartt. For most of the last five decades, she’s been restoring works ranging from masterpieces produced by many of history’s greatest artists to that cherished antique portrait of a great grandmother recently discovered in an attic trunk. She’s been performing her magic since 1975 and remains as enthusiastic about her craft as ever. Her superb skills remain in constant demand, from museums, auction houses, galleries, private collectors and just about anyone who walks in with a piece of art that needs help to regain its original luster and vibrant color. In essence, she brings the painting back to life, just the way it appeared fresh off the artists’ easel, no matter how many years ago the last brush stroke was completed. And yes, she admitted in a recent interview, “there is some fear, there is stress. But you also operate from a basic premise that anything a conservator does to a work of art has to be reversible, so that
if a new treatment is discovered in the future, our work can be reversed without doing any harm to the painting…The fear of falling short is a constant with me. My most difficult problem is knowing when to finish.” A native Washingtonian who’s father was an attorney working for the National Gallery of Art, Judith was actually born far-sighted, then became cross-eyed and was wearing bifocals at 3. She had surgery at eight to correct her problems and said that from an early age she was always obsessed with vision. As a child, she often played with magnifying glasses and jewelers loops, and while she also enjoyed drawing, she was even more fascinated, she once said, “in seeing how the artists created depth and made transitions rather mily than the subject matter of the painting. ” Growing up in the shadow of the National Cathedral, she graduated from the National Cathedral School (NCS), then studied art history at George Washington University, where she copied masterpieces and also took a far more technical course that involved learning about all the materials and implements she uses in her practice. After graduating, she began an apprenticeship at the Georgetown studio of master conservator H. Stewart Treveranus, and knew right from the start this would be her cherished niche in the world of art. She went on to study art conservation in Florence, Italy, came back to work in the studio and after five years decided to go it alone, a decision that eventually resulted in work that took her to Hong Kong, where she served as a contract conservator for the Hong Kong Museum in the 1980s and ‘90s and also had a stint as
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he Virginia Racing Commission has approved a day of Thoroughbred flat racing at Great Meadow in The Plains on Sunday, Sept. 20, including pari-mutuel wagering on the six-race card. The races, which will be conducted by the Virginia Equine Alliance (VEA), will have a total purse of $150,000 and will be run at either 1 1/8 miles or 1 1/2 miles. The day of racing will be called Virginia Downs Racing at Great Meadow. The purse structure will include a variety $10,000 races, $20,000 and $30,000. The Racing Commission also approved the possibility of up to 14 days of flat racing in the future at Morven Park in Leesburg. No specific dates have been set for those races, most likely to begin in 2016. The six flat races at Great Meadow will be run five weeks before the International Gold Cup at the same venue on Saturday, Oct. 24. The Virginia state legislature had already allocated $4 million a year to the VEA to conduct Thoroughbred racing in the wake of the closing of Colonial Downs, the state’s only major race track, this past spring. The legislature also mandated that a portion of the proceeds from any such venture at Great Meadown or Morven Park must be donated to a designated charity. The Great Meadow races will benefit the Fauquier SPCA, which will receive all revenue from park-ing, concessions and sponsorships. “This will be the first time that we’re putting these flat races together under this new concept of country racing, as opposed to doing them at one big race track,” said Will Allison, president of the Virginia Gold Cup. “The National Steeplechase Association is also very excited about the Great Meadow races because it will a great place for many horses to get ready for the International Gold Cup. The Middleburg Library will have family story time sessions for childen On. August, 5, 12, 19 and 26, all starting at 10:30 a.m. On August 10, the adult book club will discuss “I’ll give You the Sun” by Jandy Nelson. And on August 11, 18 and 29, the library’s summer
reading challenge program meets, all sessions at 10:30 a.m. The Middleburg Community Center has lots going on this month. On Aug. 8, there will be Motown Soundz featuring Bryan Fox starting at 8 p.m., with tickets priced at $35. On August 15, the pool and field will be the site for a Cardboard Regatta, with a $10 entry fee. On Augut 21, it will be dinner and a dive-in movie featuring a movie, “Night at the Museum.” and free admission to the pool. The next day, from 8 a.m. to 6p.m., Jennifer Bradshaw, a well woman advocate, will be on hand at the center for various program. An exhibition at the National Sporting Gallery & Museum—“Beverley Sanford McConnell: Portraits in Poetry”—highlights the work of champion equitation rider, horse trainer, riding instructor and late Middleburg resident Beverley Sanford McConnell (19192013). The exhibition will be on view at the museum through Nov. 29, 2015. McConnell, also a painter, sculptor, and poet for her personal enrichment, began her training at the Grand Central School of Art in New York City. She was awarded a medal for line drawing at the age of 14 and continued her studies at the Art Students’ League of New York for three years. Even though she showed talent at an early age, her family noted that she was too
Beverley Sanford McConnell: Portraits in Poetry highlights the work of champion equitation rider, horse trainer, riding instructor, and Middleburg resident, Beverley Sanford McConnell (19192013). The exhibition will be on view at the National Sporting Library & Museum through November 29. Silent Partners by Beverley Sanford McConnell (American, 1919-2013), oil on canvas, 20 x 16 inches
shy to pursue a career in the arts. McConnell, however, left behind a personal and endearing body of work that echoes her love of horses and ponies. Foxcroft School will present a public screening of “Most Likely to Succeed,” a thought-provoking documentary on education in the 21st century, on Wednesday, August 19 at the Middleburg Community Center. The event begins at 5 p.m. and is free. All are welcome but space is limited; please call 540-687-4322 or email Susan.Rhood@foxcroft.org to reserve a spot. Directed by acclaimed documentarian Greg Whiteley, the film examines the history of education, demonstrating the growing shortcomings of the traditional school model in today’s innovative world. The 90-minute film addresses critical issues affecting educa-tion and conveys the urgency of moving schools into the 21st century. On Sunday, August 9, Oatlands will have a traditional afternoon tea in the historic Carriage House. Tea includes assorted sandwiches, scones and delicious sweets and Oatlands’ special afternoon tea blend. Teas are $28.95 plus tax per person ages 3 and up and require advance reservation and purchase. Call 703777-3174. n
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Commercial ~ in heart of historic Middleburg. Stone-three level, detached, mixed-use building with over 7,000 sq. ft. Main level use: retail/restaurant/business. Upper level: 3 one bedroom apartments. English basement-lower level being converted to office space. 4 parking spaces. Wonderful opportunity! $1,700,000
Rebecca Poston (540) 771-7520
Western Haymarket ~ 34 lovely park-like acres;
7000+ sq. 5 bedrooms, 5 full baths, 1 half bath; Graciously sized and appointed main floor with large gourmet kitchen and breakfast area. Finished basement with well-appointed game room and gym. Attached 4 car garage, separate guest apartment, pool, tennis court. 3 fireplaces, large deck, landscaping, an additional 4 car storage area.The perfect home for entertaining. Great commuter location, close to Wegmans. $1,649,000
The Plains ~ One of Fauquier County's oldest properties on 17.3 acres. The main house, c1790 is stucco over frame and has heart pine floors, beamed ceilings, 5 Fireplaces, 6 bedrooms 5 full and 2 half baths. It is surrounded by boxwood and perennial gardens with a lovely pool, pool house and stone cabin guest house. An old Virginia Classic and a must see! $1,545,000
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“Pot House” – C. 1780. Unique investment property with 6 dwelling units on 11.3 acres just minutes from Middleburg. Historic brick Main House, stucco Studio building with original stone & brick kiln, Gate House, 2 frame Cottages and a 3-stall barn with Apartment. Lovely English gardens, stonewalls, hedges, sweeping lawns, pond & mature trees. 3 fenced paddocks. $1,500,000
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TURN-KEY BUSINESS: Stunning upscale gift shoppe in the center of Middleburg's Commercial District! Sales price includes real estate, business & inventory. Approx. 1/2 of inventory is offsite & included in sale. Wonderful opportunity for a true "turn-key business" in the heart of Virginia's horse & wine country. With the opening of Salamander Resort & Spa, and The Annual Film Festival, this is a tremendous location! $1,400,000
An outstanding, well built 2 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath cottage on over 50 tranquil acres in Markham, perfectly located minutes from Rt.66. This lovely home takes advantage of nature and privacy with views of Cobbler, Buck and Rattlesnake Mountains from the expansive rear porch with the rustling of Thumb Run Creek nearby. One level living with Stucco, Standing Seam Metal Roof and many exceptional details throughout ~ A must see! $1,200,000
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Barrington Hall (540) 454-6601
CLaRKE CoUNTY- Horsepen Ridge, 185 acres of protected land by the Virginia Outdoors Foundation consists of rolling fields and hardwood forest and is surrounded by large properties. Two tax parcels with 3 dUR’s in Blue Ridge Hunt territory. Riding trails maintained by the Blue Ridge Hunt. A spring and a well are in place. $1,128,500
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Middleburg ~ Spacious stone townhome in Steeplechase Run with 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, 2 gas fireplaces, hardwood floors throughout first floor. Open floorplan with multiple patio doors opening to double covered balconies and patio overlooking incredible pastoral and stream views. Fully finished walk out basement and 2 car garage. Quiet in town location within easy walking distance to all village amenities. Freshly painted and move in ready! $699,000
Cathy Bernache (540) 424-7066
dELaPLaNE - Beautifully sited in the heart of the Orange County Hunt, this 48+ acre parcel is surrounded by spectacular estates & offers total privacy & seclusion. Comprised of open meadows, lush woodlands and bordered by Goose Creek. The hilltop building sites offer incredible views. Easy access to Rte 17, Rte 50 and I-66. $950,000 BoYCE - 60 acres of woodland with 2 dUR’s in prime Clarke County location. Less than a mile west of the Shenandoah River and Blue Ridge Mountains. Fronting on Route 50, the property extends back 2,300 ft. for maximum privacy. Great riding trails for horse owners. Easement potential. $450,000
Immaculate Colonial on 2.7 acres between Middleburg & Upperville. Renovated & enlarged. Gourmet Kitchen w/high-end appls & granite, B-fast Rm, Formal Din Rm & Liv Rm, Family Rm w/fplce, Den, 1st flr Mstr wing w/lux Bath w/steam shwr & walk-in closet. Hardwood Flrs. 3 BRs +2 Full BAs up. Exten. landscaping, large yard, stone walls, porch, rear Trex deck, stone patio w/fpl.,2-car det. garage w/room above. $649,000
Cricket Bedford (540) 229-3201
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