Buckland Tavern The Buckland Preservation Society Buckland Mill The present owner of Buckland Hall has formed a non-profit foundation, the Buckland Preservation Society, for the purpose of conducting a state-of-the-art, interdisciplinary investigation of the archaeology, architecture, industrialization, transportation, cultural landscape, and historical record of the Town of Buckland as well as the earlier Manohoac Indian Settlement that was located on this site along the Susquehanna Plain Path (Old Carolina Road) on Broad Run. The Foundation’s Board of Directors is devoted to preserving this site for the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Nation. Buckland Preservation Society is employing the latest technology, as well as a broad variety of important scholars, interested property owners, and grants to begin this nationally significant project. Never before in this country has such a coalition of notable historic preservation organizations gathered to support and participate in the preservation of one site. The Buckland Preservation Society and the various owners of property in the Town are willing to place permanent protective easements over this land to preserve and further study the site. Visit "Friends/Sponsors," to view the growing list of organizations and individuals who have offered their time and resources in the preservation and understanding of the history and landscape at Buckland. Principles - This project has been initiated by property owners in Buckland, who believe that ownership is the best foundation for good stewardship. - We are in agreement that historic preservation is the highest and best use of our properties and that we shall strive to protect the historical integrity of the Buckland Historic District and the surrounding landscape including the core ground of the Buckland Races/Battle of Buckland Mills Battlefield. - We expect to use purchases, leases, easements, options, covenants, life tenancies, and other creative means of ownership to support our vision for Buckland. - We expect to avoid the use of condemnation, litigation, regulation, owner-contested rezoning, or other coercive methods, since these tend to cause historic properties to be viewed more as liabilities than assets. - We will ask government officials not to use condemnation to take historic properties in Buckland, whether for transportation corridors or other uses. Board of Directors Mr. Richard Bland Lee V, Chairman  Emeritus Mr. Lee grew up in Buckland, fourth generation of the Lee family in Buckland. Mr. Lee's father, Philip Henry Lee, lived at Buckland Hall and after marrying, moved to Cerro Gordo Farm. Currently residing at Cobbs Hall in Kilmarnock, Virginia, Mr. Lee serves on numerous preservation efforts including a post as Chairman of the Sully Foundation. The Buckland Preservation Society is honored to have both his participation and his leadership. Mr. David W. Blake, Chairman Mr. Blake is the owner of Buckland Farm, which consists of approximately five-hundred and fifty acres located primarily in Prince William County. Buckland Hall, ca. 1774, under the ownership of Samuel Love, served as the cornerstone for the development of the Town of Buckland. As in the past, Buckland Farm continues to operate as an established thoroughbred farm. The southeast and southwest borders of the farm flank the expanded Buckland Historic District contributing to the largest section of the preservation effort. Email: DavidBlake@BucklandVA.org Mrs. Linda L. Wright, President Mrs. Wright, and husband, Edward B. Wright, Jr., acquired Cerro Gordo Farm in 1983. The Farm is located on the northeast side of the Town of Buckland and consists of three lots totaling fifty acres (Lots 38 through 48 of the original town charter, right of way ca. 1699 Susquehannock Plain Path and Iroquois Trail, Jefferson Street, Bridge Street, Washington Street, and Love Street). The main house, which is seated high above and facing the village of Buckland, served as headquarters several times during the Civil War and is the site for the Alfred Waud sketch of General George Armstrong Custer firing across Broad Run onto Confederate cavalry stationed near the Buckland Mill. Email: LWright958@aol.com Mr. Thomas Ashe, Vice President Mr. Ashe acquired the Buckland Tavern (Lots 4 & 5) in 1975. Over the years, the following acquisitions were also made, forming a sizeable core foundation of the Buckland Historic District: The Richard Gill House (Lot 3), the Hampton-Trone House (Lots 6, 33, & 32), St. Luke's Church (Lot 15), the Eppa Hunton School House, and part of the original Town Common (12 acres), as well as portions of Madison, Fayette, Jane, and Elizabeth Streets. Mr. Brian Mannix, Director Mr. Mannix, together with his wife, Susan Dudley, acquired the Buckland Mill in 1986. The property consists of approximately forty three acres at the northwest edge of the Historic District and includes the Buckland Mill, the Miller's House (residence), and approximately 4000 feet of the streambed on Broad Run. The Buckland Mill property served as the center of the development of the town and remains a most important site for preservation and study of early American industry and commerce. Email: BMannix@BucklandVA.org Mrs. Betty Evans, Director Mrs. Evans, together with her late husband, Thomas Mellon Evans (who spent four decades at Buckland Farm), developed a state-of-the-art thoroughbred farm at Buckland Farm. This was the first farm in Virginia to be laid out in the Kentucky style. Championship horses raised at Buckland Farm include Pleasant Colony, winner of the 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. Mrs. Evans serves on numerous Foundations and Boards throughout the Nation, and the Buckland Preservation Society is most honored to have her participation and support. Mr. John McBride (Past Director) Mr. McBride is a lawyer with Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, PC located in Fairfax, Virginia. His practice is primarily in the areas of land use and development, zoning, condemnation, and civil litigation involving real estate. He was the Director of Land Acquisitions for Fairfax County and a member of the International Right of Way Association prior to earning his law degree.  He continues to be actively involved with Buckland Preservation Society.