Belmont Manor House , formally known as Belmont Plantation , is a two-story, five-part Federal mansion in Loudoun County, Virginia , United States, built between the years of 1799–1802 by Ludwell Lee (1760–1836), son of Richard Henry Lee . The land surrounding the mansion, the Belmont property, was handed down to his first wife (also his first cousin), Flora Lee, from their grandfather, Thomas Lee.
25-671: Located in the Belmont census-designated place , the Belmont Manor House and property have been owned since 1995 by Toll Brothers, Inc. It uses the Manor House as the clubhouse in a gated golf community. The property and house are listed in the National Register of Historic Places . The plantation has been visited by many notable figures in history including President James Madison in 1812. The President
50-421: A CDP have no legal status and may not always correspond with the local understanding of the area or community with the same name. However, criteria established for the 2010 census require that a CDP name "be one that is recognized and used in daily communication by the residents of the community" (not "a name developed solely for planning or other purposes") and recommend that a CDP's boundaries be mapped based on
75-420: A golf community gated community around it, while using the renovated Manor home as a clubhouse. It received an extensive addition to incorporate restaurants and the club house, all within the overall architectural theme and style of the original home. Within the original home, despite the damage sustained from neglect, various bas relief artworks and plasterwork remained in place. In November 2019, ClubCorp ,
100-618: A leading owner-operator of private golf and country clubs and stadium clubs in North America, acquired Belmont Country Club from Toll Golf along with six other premier lifestyle golf clubs on the East Coast. The Belmont Manor house sits on the peak of the plantation property and one of the highest points in eastern Loudoun County. It has many panoramic views of the countryside and the Blue Ridge Mountains . This house
125-766: A north-flowing tributary of the Potomac River , while the westernmost part of the CDP drains west to Goose Creek , which also flows north to the Potomac. This Loudoun County, Virginia state location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Census-designated place A census-designated place ( CDP ) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as
150-461: A population of at least 10,000. For the 1970 Census , the population threshold for "unincorporated places" in urbanized areas was reduced to 5,000. For the 1980 Census , the designation was changed to "census designated places" and the designation was made available for places inside urbanized areas in New England. For the 1990 Census , the population threshold for CDPs in urbanized areas
175-654: The 1890 Census , in which the Census mixed unincorporated places with incorporated places in its products with "town" or "village" as its label. This made it confusing to determine which of the "towns" were or were not incorporated. The 1900 through 1930 Censuses did not report data for unincorporated places. For the 1940 Census , the Census Bureau compiled a separate report of unofficial, unincorporated communities of 500 or more people. The Census Bureau officially defined this category as "unincorporated places" in
200-461: The 1950 Census and used that term through the 1970 Census. For the 1950 Census, these types of places were identified only outside " urbanized areas ". In 1960 , the Census Bureau also identified unincorporated places inside urbanized areas (except in New England , whose political geography is based on the New England town , and is distinctly different from other areas of the U.S.), but with
225-716: The 2010 United States Census was 5,966. It is 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Leesburg , the Loudoun county seat , and 31 miles (50 km) northwest of Washington, D.C. The Belmont Manor House , built between 1799 and 1802 by a son of Richard Henry Lee , is in the northeast part of the CDP and is now the clubhouse for a gated golf community . The Belmont CDP is situated along the east side of Belmont Ridge Road ( State Route 659 ) between State Route 7 and State Route 267 (the Dulles Toll Road ). The CDP extends north to VA 7 and south to include Middlebury Street and
250-526: The Mexico–United States border , and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs. The boundaries of any CDP may change from decade to decade, and the Census Bureau may de-establish a CDP after a period of study, then re-establish it some decades later. Most unincorporated areas within the United States are not and have not been included in any CDP. The boundaries of
275-638: The Washington and Old Dominion Trail , while to the east it is bordered by Stubble Road, Claiborne Parkway, and Ashburn Road. Two major subdivisions make up Belmont: Belmont Country Club in the east is the larger of the two, and Belmont Greene, in the west, is the smaller. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the Belmont CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.1 km ), of which 0.03 square miles (0.08 km ), or 1.20%, are water. The area drains mainly east via several streams toward Broad Run ,
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#1732791842937300-455: The East and West side both have their own fireplace with mantels that said to be gifts to Lafayette in 1825. The stairway is an ornamental structure in the center hall section that has a "molded handrail and thin, square balusters, three to a step." On the second floor, there are bedrooms with ornamental federal style woodwork, along with a fancy bath. The house has been restored to its appearance in
325-554: The beginning of the 19th century. It was remodeled once in 1907. The only outbuilding of the Manor house that is still standing today is a small, stone smokehouse. A cemetery is located on the west side of the manor house and holds the grave of Ludwell Lee. The slave cemetery is nearby. Belmont, Virginia Belmont is a census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County , Virginia , United States. The population as of
350-484: The boundaries for CDPs. The PSAP was to be offered to county and municipal planning agencies during 2008. The boundaries of such places may be defined in cooperation with local or tribal officials, but are not fixed, and do not affect the status of local government or incorporation; the territories thus defined are strictly statistical entities. CDP boundaries may change from one census to the next to reflect changes in settlement patterns. Further, as statistical entities,
375-419: The boundaries of the CDP may not correspond with local understanding of the area with the same name. Recognized communities may be divided into two or more CDPs while on the other hand, two or more communities may be combined into one CDP. A CDP may also cover the unincorporated part of a named community, where the rest lies within an incorporated place. By defining an area as a CDP, that locality then appears in
400-518: The counterparts of incorporated places , such as self-governing cities , towns , and villages , for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, edge cities , colonias located along
425-534: The estate was sold to Patrick J. Hurley and his wife. Hurley is notable as the Secretary of War under President Herbert Hoover . In 1963, the IBM Corporation bought the property and adapted it as their management retreat center. By the 1980s, the house had fallen into disrepair and required renovation, with extensive damage to the inside. In 1995, Toll Brothers, Inc. purchased the property to build
450-788: The geographic extent associated with inhabitants' regular use of the named place. There is no provision, however, that this name recognition be unanimous for all residents, or that all residents use the community for which the CDP is named for services provided therein. There is no mandatory correlation between CDP names or boundaries and those established for other human purposes, such as post office names or zones, political precincts, or school districts. The Census Bureau states that census-designated places are not considered incorporated places and that it includes only census-designated places in its city population list for Hawaii because that state has no incorporated cities. In addition, census city lists from 2007 included Arlington County, Virginia 's CDP in
475-729: The home was bought by Frederick P Stanton , a governor of Kansas, who sold it in 1907 to John Scott Ferguson, a Pittsburgh attorney and cousin of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. In 1915, Ferguson sold it to the McLean family. The McLean family is notable as the owners of the Hope Diamond . In 1915, Edward B. McLean , son of the publisher of The Washington Post acquired the property and built a horse stable and training track for Thoroughbreds . McLean dispersed his bloodstock in June 1931 and in December
500-556: The list with the incorporated places, but since 2010, only the Urban Honolulu CDP, Hawaii, representing the historic core of Honolulu, Hawaii , is shown in the city and town estimates. The Census Bureau reported data for some unincorporated places as early as the first census in 1790 (for example, Louisville, Kentucky , which was not legally incorporated in Kentucky until 1828), though usage continued to develop through
525-547: The nearby town of Leesburg, Virginia and the Blue Ridge Mountains . In 1836, Margaret Mercer purchased the Belmont home from Lee's heirs; she intended to adapt it as a women's Christian school. After her death, the estate was sold to a prominent Alexandria, Virginia slave trader George Kephart, whose daughter also operated a school (though soon moved to a different location and which closed after Virginia adopted free public education in its post-Civil War constitution. In 1887,
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#1732791842937550-457: The same category of census data as incorporated places. This distinguishes CDPs from other census classifications, such as minor civil divisions (MCDs), which are in a separate category. The population and demographics of the CDP are included in the data of county subdivisions containing the CDP. Generally, a CDP shall not be defined within the boundaries of what the Census Bureau regards to be an incorporated city, village or borough. However,
575-481: Was reduced to 2,500. From 1950 through 1990, the Census Bureau specified other population requirements for unincorporated places or CDPs in Alaska , Puerto Rico , island areas, and Native American reservations . Minimum population criteria for CDPs were dropped with the 2000 Census . The Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) allows designated participants to review and suggest modifications to
600-515: Was said to use the plantation as a safe haven throughout the War of 1812 after the British attacked Washington, D.C. Another figure who visited the plantation was General and diplomat La Fayette , who came to the Manor home to visit Ludwell Lee in 1825. The Manor home is located at the highest point in eastern Loudoun County, with views of the surrounding hills and mountain ranges of the approaches to
625-415: Was traditionally home to a "rich equestrian tradition"—steeplechase racing, and fox hunting. The main entrance is encased with a portico with two Doric columns on either side, elaborate and decorative detail throughout. The first floor consists of a large center hall, the foyer, which is encased on either side by two large reception rooms that are all decorated with paneled wainscoting. The reception rooms on
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