Evening star., 1947-04-26
200 Historic Places
In Virginia Will Open
During Garden Week

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The Garden Club of Virginia has
arranged for the opening to the
public of more than 200 historic
homes, churches and other public
buildings during Virginia Garden
week, which is being revived next
week after an elapse of five years.
The object Of this years Virginia
garden tours will be restoration Of
the gardens of Gunston Hall
near Alexandria, historic home
of George Mason, author of the
Virginia Bill of Rights. This home,
now owned by Louis D. Hertle
willed to the Commonwealth of Vir-
ginia, is one of six show places in
Northern Virginia, which will be
shown under the supervision of the
Garden Club of Alexandria during
the annual pilgrimage next week.
Other homes listed in the area
| for the tour include Wellington
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm
Matheson, sr.: Wood1awn, owned by
Mrs. Oscar Underwood: Rippon
Lodge, home of Judge and Mrs.
Wade H. Ellis; Holm Hall, home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Thorpe, and
Little Holm Hall, home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John E. Mcpherson.
Tickets Are Available.
All are located in nearby Vir-
ginia. Tickets of admission may
be purchased at the George Mason
Hotel, Alexandria.
The American Automobile Asso-
citation headquarters at Seventeenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV. is information center for the
tour. To facilitate transportation
for those not having automobiles,
the Garden Club of Alexandria has
arranged with taxicab company to
provide special rates for trips to
the homes.
Miss Mary Lindsey, 1905 Stone
wall road, Alexandria, is chairman
of the Garden Week tour in North
ern Virginia. Mrs. Richard Gibson
of the Hunting Terrace Apartments,
Alexandria,, is co-chairman. The
Garden Club of Alexandria is fur
nislling hostess for the homes in
cluded in the tour.
Gardens throughout the State
are to be open beginning 10 am,
Monday.
At Fredericksburg, visitors may
view the last home of Mary Wash
ington, mother of George Wash
ington. Nearby is the Rising Sun
Tavern, a we'll l-preserved Colonial
inn, which also is to be opened for
inspection.
Belmont Garden to Be Open.
Other tour features at Fredericks-
burg will be the Hugh Mercer
Apothecary Shop built prior to the
Revolutionary War, and James
Monroe's law Office.
Across the Rappahannock River
from Fredericksburg is Belmont, the
hilltop garden and studio of the
late American artist Carl Melchers,
which will be open throughout the
week. The garden part of Belmont
may be visited any day of Garden
Week. The studio and an exhibi-
ton of Melchers' paintings will be
opened to the public only Monday,
Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.
Another place in the same neigh
borhood on exhibition is Marmion,
built prior to 1701 for John Fitz-
hugh.
Other districts of the Virginia
tour and the homes open in each,
include:
Fairfax County District-Dower
House, Beaufort, Cornwel, Four
stairs, Old Jackson Place, Ash Grove
and Sully.
Charlottesville District-Old Kes-
wick, Morven. Michie's Old Tavern,
Monticello, Kinloch, University of
Virginia, Ash Lawn, Redlands,
BROMLEY. Gallison Hall, Mirador,
Rose Hill and Tiverton.
Orange District-Montpelier, Som
erset, Montebello, Frascatin Lochiel,
Malbone and Rocklands.
Piedmont District -Oakw wood,
Whitehall, View Tree, Ridgelea, Miss
boUilSlly 1dIOGIl, odIldIluS, itGGlG
Oatlands, Foxcroft, Homeland, Din
widdie Farm, Glen Ora, Journeys
End and Catesby.
Front Royal District-Erin, River
side, Rose Hill, Camp Ailshire and
Meadowbrook Hall.
Winchester and Clarke Districts
Spring Hill Farm, Daniel Morgan
House Stonewall Jackson's Head
quarters, Macsield, Thornhill
Manor, Ft. Loudoun, Washington's
Headquarters, Tomb of Lord Fair
fax. Saratoga, Scaleby, Carter Hall,
Red Gate, Fairfield and Llewellyn.
Reservations Advised.
Mrs. James C. Andrews of Nor
folk, president of the Garden Club
of Virginia, warned out-of-State
visitors to make reservations in ad-
vance in order to be assured of ac-
commodations.
A map showing the best routes
for visiting Northern Virginia show
places NAV be obtained at the