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Ossian Hall
Ossian Hall, front elevation, Annandale, Virginia.

Ossian Hall was an 18th-century plantation house in Annandale, Fairfax County, Virginia. Ossian Hall was one of three large residences, along with Oak Hill, and Ravensworth, owned by the Fitzhugh family in Fairfax County.

Location

Ossian Hall was located north of Braddock Road and east of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495).

History

Ossian Hall was built on the Ravensworth land grant by Nicholas Fitzhugh, son of Henry Fitzhugh. In 1804, Dr. David Stuart, a commissioner for the Federal City, purchased Ossian Hall and relocated there with his wife, Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart, and their children.

Francis Asbury Dickins, a Washington attorney and son of Secretary of the United States Senate Asbury Dickins, used the home as a summer residence until the outbreak of the Civil War, when it became his year-round residence. All three of the Fitzhugh estates were protected by orders from both sides throughout the war.

Joseph L. Bristow, an American politician from Kansas, purchased Ossian Hall in 1918 and died there on July 14, 1944.

On September 3, 1959, Ossian Hall was burned as a training exercise for the Annandale Fire Department.

Image gallery

• Rear elevation
• Rear elevation
• Front elevation
• Front elevation
• Front entrance
• Side elevation
• Side elevation
• Interior staircase
• Interior paneling
• Interior mantelpiece

See also

• Historic houses in Virginia

References

1. "Ossian Hall (historical) Fairfax County". VA HomeTownLocator. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008.
2. "Annandale History at Ossian Hall Historic Home". annandalechamber.com. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
3. ^ "History of Annandale". annandale.va.us. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

External links

• Media related to Ossian Hall at Wikimedia Commons
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. VA-598, "Ossian Hall, 5001 Regina Drive, Annandale, Fairfax County, VA", 11 photos, 11 measured drawings, supplemental material

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Battles	Battle of Blackburn's Ford Battle of Chantilly Battle of Dranesville Battle of Fairfax Court House (June 1861) Battle of Fairfax Court House (June 1863) First Battle of Bull Run Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Vienna, Virginia
Skirmishes	Bog Wallow Ambush Lewinsville
Raids	Burke's Station Raid Mosby's Raids
Units	8th Virginia Infantry 17th Virginia Infantry 1st Virginia Cavalry 43rd Battalion of Virginia Cavalry Georgia Hussars (later Jeff Davis Cavalry Legion, Company F) 3rd Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment 45th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment 16th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry First New Jersey Brigade 2nd Vermont Brigade XXII Corps (Union Army) Union Army Balloon Corps
People	Clara Barton Michael Corcoran Antonia Ford Thaddeus Lowe John Quincy Marr John S. Mosby Laura Ratcliffe Edwin H. Stoughton
Sites	Clarens (Alexandria, Virginia) Centreville Military Railroad Colvin Run Mill Fort Lyon (Virginia) Fort Marcy Park Hope Park Huntley (plantation) Fort O'Rourke Merrybrook Oak Hill (Annandale, Virginia) Okeley Manor Ossian Hall (plantation) Ox Hill Battlefield Park Ravensworth (plantation) St. Mary's Church (Fairfax Station, Virginia) Taylor's Tavern William Gunnell House (Fairfax, Virginia) Mason's Hill Minor's Hill Munson's Hill Upton's Hill Bailey's Crossroads Wolf Run Shoals

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