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Sully Historic Site
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3650 Historic Sully Way
Chantilly, VA 20151
(703) 437-1794
Chantilly, VA 20151
(703) 437-1794
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5 reviews for Sully Historic Site
This place is fascinating and the plantation reminded me of George Washington's plantation in Mt. Vernon, but in a smaller version. There is only one slave house that has been reconstructed and the other two slave houses have been used as gift shop and office.
You must visit the house because it is 90% original since 1700s.
***please see pictures that I uploaded*****
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You need a ticket for the house tour. It's $6/adult and starts every hour from 11am - 4pm. It's a short tour - roughly 8 minutes so you're paying almost a buck a minute.
The rest of the property is unimpressive. There's a slave quarter, a well, a smokehouse, a small garden, and seemingly endless greenery.
Whoever designed the walkway from the parking lot to the house must have been intoxicated as it takes you a roundabout way. In 80-degree weather, you'll be sweaty and miserable before you'll see anything.
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You wouldn't know from the neighborhood of McMansions that surrounds it, but this is a historic site hidden in suburbia. It is the home of Richard Bland Lee, northern Virginia's first congressman. Lee was one of the two swing votes that place the the nation's capital right down the highway. When Dulles Airport was built, the plantation was spared.
You start your tour by buying a five dollar ticket in a one-room schoolhouse moved here from a nearby location. The tour lasts about an hour and on it you'll see the house, outer buildings and gardens. It is a great place for a picnic in the spring months,
Car buffs keep an eye out for classic car shows held here as well.
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Sully Plantation, home to Robert E. Lee's uncle, isn't so much historically significant for what happened there, as it is for how long it's been there. Don't expect the history or lore associated with the James River plantations between Richmond and Williamsburg. The grounds are essentially an open park, a few outbuildings and the main house. The house tour is interesting, and gives some idea of the life of a well-to-do, but not extraordinary Virginia farming family. Overall, it's minor histrical site that's worth a visit, especially if there's a special event like a Civil War weekend, going on.
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I've had the pleasure of touring many of Virginia's historic homes and plantations (Monticello, Mt Vernon, Gunston Hall, Montpellier, Berkley Plantation, etc.), hence my reason and interest in visiting Sully Historic Site. I would rate the experience at 2.5 stars only because it doesn't have the excitement and draw of more famous homes such as those I previously mentioned. I am pleased to see Fairfax County keep a site of this significance preserved and open to the public. I wish more people visitied the site to learn about history rather than the numerous events held on it's property (car shows, civil war events, etc.).