Ben Lomond Historic Site, built 1832 (10321 Sudley Manor Drive, Manassas, VA 20109)

1981 Historic Marker on Sudley Manor Road (click for larger image)

Prince William County Site Manager: Mr. David M. Born email: DBorn@pwcgov.org (703) 367-7872 (Ben Lomond) (703) 257-1851 (Fax) (571) 641-0042 (Cell) The county has many activities and events at this site.  Contact Mr. Born for more information.

Front of the Ben Lomond House on Sudley Manor Drive

Historic Faith Ministry in conjuntion with local groups is seeking volunteers and sponsors for events, such as Victorian Sundays, that we planning to hold at the Ben Lomond historic site.  If you are interested contact Jim Craft, at (703) 300-3479 or email ict4afghans@hotmail.com

General Information

Located between the town of Manassas and the Manassas National Battlefield Park, this house was build by Bejamin Tasker Chinn, a fourth generation descendent of Robert "King" Carter.  Completed in 1832, it predates the town of Manassas, which was formed in 1852.  Today 6.5 acres of the original 730 acres of the plantation are contained within the site owned by Prince William County and operation by the Department of Public Works, Historic Preservation Division. The site contains, the well preserved Federalist stone house, a stone dairy cool storage house, a stone smoke house, a stone slave quarters, a rose garden, vegetable garden, and a pre Civil War wooden house that is being used as a small business center. The rose garden is one of the largest publically maintaind gardens in Virginia dedicated to antique roses. The main stone house was used as a residence and general store by the Pringle family from 1851 until the Civil War, thus it is often refered to as the "Pringle House" in letters and maps of the time.  It served as a Confederate Hospital following the First Battle of Manassas (recorded in letters from such individuals as the Rev. Charles Wesley Andrews) and as a Federal headquarters before, during and after the Second Battle of Manassas.  It also was used by Federal troops for quarters at various times during the Civil War.  The house was looted by Federal soldiers who left graffitti on the walls which is preserved and protected today (The Pringles put in a sizable claim to the Federal government at the end of the war which was rejected). The site continued to be used until it was acquired by Prince William County in the late 1970's, including as the center of large dairy operation from 1918 until 1927. The site is bordered by the Ben Lomond Community Center (across Sudley Manor Drive at the location of the dairy farm's large barn), Westover Baptist Church, Hope Lutheran Church, and Sinclair Elementry School. The site is about a mile from the Splashdown Waterpark, Northern Virginia's largest waterpark (13 acres). Given its size, good condition, and location within the community, the Ben Lomond Historic Site provides an excellent venue for history education.

The main house is slowly being furnished and equipped as it might have appeared around the period of the Civil War.  Many of the furnishings have been donated or are on loan. This is the view of the foyer looking at the back door and the stairs leading up to the second floor.

Historic Faith Ministry, Manassas, Virginia