Leesburg -- Rockland
- General
- A 600 acre farm with limestone outcroppings, with a Federal period plantation house and outbuilding (originally slave quarters) built in 1822 by General George Rust. The garden includes a wide lawn planted with shrubbery and old trees. The limestone outcroppings were interplanted with iris, daffodils and wild columbine and bordered by a formal garden.
- General George Rust purchased the property and built the house in 1822. The property went to his son, Colonel Armistead Thomson Mason Rust, who died in 1887, leaving Rockland to his second wife, Ida Lee Rust and fourteen children, including Edwin, who enlarged the property around 1908. The slave quarters were converted to a guest house, and later a dower house.
- Persons associated with the garden include George Rust (former owner, 1822), Mr. and Mrs. Armistead Thomson Mason Rust and Ida Lee Rust (former owners, 1887) and Rust family descendents.
- Former owner
- Rust, Edwin
- Rust, George
- Builder
- Rust, George
- Former owner
- Rust, Ida Lee, 1840-1921
- Rust, Armistead Thomson Mason, 1820-1887
- Creator
- Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club
- Collection Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Place
- Rockland (Leesburg, Virginia)
- United States of America -- Virginia -- Loudoun County -- Leesburg
- Topic
- Gardens -- Virginia -- Leesburg
- Plantations
- Formal gardens
- Former owner
- Rust, Edwin
- Rust, George
- Builder
- Rust, George
- Former owner
- Rust, Ida Lee, 1840-1921
- Rust, Armistead Thomson Mason, 1820-1887
- Creator
- Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club
- See more items in
- The Garden Club of America collection
- The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Virginia
- Sponsor
- A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
- Custodial History
- The Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club is associated with the documentation of this garden.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.GCA, File VA016
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
- Collection Rights
- Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
- Bibliography
- Rockland was featured in Homes and Gardens in Old Virginia (1962).
- Scope and Contents
- The folder includes worksheets and photocopies of articles about the property.
- Collection Restrictions
- Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
