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The historic Leigh House, was first discovered by its' current owners, Mr. Elio Domestici & Mr. Giuseppe DiBenigno. They were lured not only by the beautiful architecture of the home, but it's history as well. The house was transformed many times over the years before being rescued and lovingly restored. The renovation took 10 months, but the results were dramatic - high ceilings, beautiful hardwood floors, classic paintings, and natural lighting.
Built in the late 1880's the Leigh House, owned by Dr. Alfred Leigh, Jr., was headquarters for a large dairy farm as well as being the areas only "lying-in" hospital.
Originally the Leigh farm consisted of nine outdoor structures other than the house. There was a silo, a cistern, a windmill, cow shelters, a smoke house, a milk barn, a dairy processing building, a carriage house, and a two story servants quarters.
Dr. Leigh purchased the original 24.25 acres for $436.50, or $18 per acre.
Dr. Leigh, served as a prominent country doctor in his local community of Fairfax County for 38 years. He and his wife Maggie had three children.
This one room school building was among the buildings on the Leigh Farm. Initially build in 1894. The bottom photograph was taken in 1983.
Dr.Leigh poses proudly with his "T" Model Ford which replaced his faithful horse and buggy used in making house calls.
Equipment pictured here, a medicine chest, record book, mortar and pestle, scale and hypodermic syringe, were all used by Dr. Leigh from 1880 to 1917.
Many prescriptions were compounded by Dr. Leigh during house calls with the chemicals and drugs contained in these bottles.
A meticulous record keeper, Dr. Leigh used these ledgers to keep track of patient charges and payments.
These balance scales were used by Dr. Leigh to mix and weigh chemicals used in making up medical prescriptions.
Hassell Leigh, Dr. Leighs son, worked and lived on the dairy farm in which he also produced corn and grain, until his passing in 1976.
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