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Farmer’s Delight dates back to pre-Revolutionary America
Built in the 1790’s by Colonel Joseph Flavius Lane
Farmer’s Delight came at last into the possession of Ambassador George Crews McGhee in 1948
https://www.hallowedground.org/Explore-the-Journey/Historic-Homes/Farmer-s-Delight
was built and owned by Joseph Lane in the late 1700s and early 1800s
in the mid 1800s, the Leith family, who also owned Goodstone, bought the land
Henry Frost eventually bought the land and turned it into a racing and hunting stable
after George McGhee bought the land and renovated the house, it became a scene of receptions for foreign dignitaries and American politicians, including President Lyndon B. Johnson
https://www.hallowedground.org/Explore-the-Journey/Historic-Homes/Farmer-s-Delight
https://www.hallowedground.org/site-locations/farmers-delight/
The house was built in 1790's
George McGhee bought the house and he found oil in the USA so he stayed
In 1948 the McGhee's made the house their weekend getaway
Still a working farm
Protected by the McGhee foundation
There is a collection of artifacts from his travels
The farm was a plantation
Farmer’s Delight dates back to pre-Revolutionary America.
It was built in the 1790’s by Colonel Joseph Flavius Lane
Farmer’s Delight came at last into the possession of Ambassador George Crews McGhee in 1948
In 1948, George Crews McGhee purchased Farmer’s Delight as an English-style country retreat
Picture by: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmer%27s_Delight
Farmers delight was built in 1791, its a brick plantation house, that is maintaned by the McGhee Foundation.
once the property was sold to Henry W. Frost, Jr. who renamed the farm "frostfields"
Frost operated racing and hunting stables there
The property includes fifteen buildings on about 90 acres .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmer%27s_Delight
a weekend getaway
The house was the scene of receptions for foreign dignitaries and American politicians
Owners: Charles Green, Joseph Lane, James Leith/Leith family, Henry Frost, and George McGhee. Charles Green built the house in 1741. George McGhee/the McGhee Foundation became the owner in 1948
The Leith family inherited the property in 1856 and managed to run the farm was well as Locust Lawn (Foxcroft!) and New Lisbon (Huntland!). They owned all three properties as well as Goodstone.
"Old Plantations and Historic Homes around Middleburg, Virginia"
https://washingtonlife.com/issues/may-2007/over-the-moon/
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