Gunston Hall (State Historical Marker)

Here follows the inscription written on this roadside historical marker:

Gunston Hall
Gunston Hall, four miles to the east, is one of the most noted colonial places in Virginia. The land was patented in 1651 by Richard Turney, who was hanged for taking part in Bacon's Rebellion in 1676. In 1696 the second George Mason acquired it. The house was built in 1755–1758 by the fourth George Mason, revolutionary leader and author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the first constitution of Virginia.

Erected 1968 by Virginia Historic Landsmarks Commission. (Marker Number E-65.)

More about this marker:
This marker was originally erected at Richmond Highway (Route 1) at the intersection with Gunston Road. It was moved here when Route 1 was widened.