Goodstone

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The Leith family has 2 towns named after them. James Leith's sister married into the Powell family. The Powell were one of the founders of Middleburg. 3 of Leith's grandsons fought in the Civil War. Benjamin Leith settled on the property after the war. Before he died he sold the property to the Goodwin's. They built the Manor house and created Goodwin farms. The Warburgs bought the property in 1939. They used the property as a horse farm and dairy farm. They also used it as a party house. The current owner bought it in 1996 and made it an inn in 1998. Mark Betts is the current owner of Goodstone Inn. Foxcroft school went to the Warburgs estate for a class party before it was Goodstone Inn.

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Jamie Leith bought the property in 1768. The Goodwin's bought the property in 1915. They built a large stone house and called it Goodstone. Then they created the Goodstone Dairy . The Warburgs bought the property near the farm as a weekend house in 1934, they built the house and all the bathhouses and pools. The Warburgs called the house Snake Hill Farm and they used it as a horse farm and dairy farm. Goodstone still has a farm that has sheep and gardens. It now has 265 acres.

The Goodstone Estate Map

1. The Carriage House

2. The Pool

3. The Dutch Cottage

4. Farm and Spa

5. The Bull Barn

6. The French Farm Cottage

7. The Spring House

8. The Manor House

9. The Stables

10. The Walking Trails

• used to be a working dairy farm

• was built in the 1700s

• was converted into an inn in 1998

• the old buildings still exist

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The current owner purchased the property from the Warburg estate in 1996

http://www.goodstone.com/about/history.html

• Popular wedding venue

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• Before the Goodstone property was made into an inn, families from neighboring farms became nervous about the preservation of Goodstone's history. The Inn, however, became an effective way to preserve the beauty and history of the property.

"Jamie the Scott" James Leith Genealogy

James Leith was born Bet. 1720 - 1730 in Scotland, came to the Virginia Colonies in1745 (Fairfax), and died 1800 in Middleburg ,Loundoun County,VA.He married Mary Goram on 1759 in Middleburg,Va.

Was bought with 640 acres that bordered Goose Creek

The Goodwins were the ones who built the stone house, then naming the property Goodstone

has been an inn since 1998