Virginia’s Historic Three Hills Estate!

Virginia’s Historic Three Hills Estate!

Virginia's Historic Three Hills Estate!

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Born in 1870, Mary Johnston was a waif of a woman but a giant of an author. "To Have and to Hold," her most famous work, was only part of her contribution as she was an activist in the Women’s Suffrage Movement, brought the Civil War vividly to the people from the soldier’s point of view, and stood up against what she found despicable in society such as lynching. One claim to fame was how she ruffled the feathers of General Stonewall Jackson’s widow by portraying his rather fanatical peculiarities as observed by his soldiers in her historical novel, "The Long Roll." As Anna Jackson was the General’s widow for fifty years, her personal image as the wife of an honored general was paramount to her social success. However, when Mary Johnston portrayed the real Stonewall as a religious zealot and hypochondriac with large and awkward feet who constantly sucked on lemons, Anna Jackson went into a frenzy of rebuttal, not necessarily denying the total description. All in all, Mary Johnston was not afraid to voice the results of her research and observations through her writing, but in later years the growing controversy led to diminished sales of her work. In 1912, Johnston built a mansion in Warm Springs, Virginia that she named Three Hills, which she turned into an inn in 1917 to help support her family.

Three Hills Estate is comprised of the manor house, a multi-function activity/conference center and 4 cottages. The total combined properties consist of 80 rooms with 22 bedrooms, 22 bathrooms, 8 kitchens, and 9 fireplaces totaling over 20,000 square feet of space on 27.24 acres. The manor house, designed in Italianate style, is adorned with dentil molding, crown molding, crystal chandeliers, transom windows and ornate fireplace surrounds. Located in the Allegheny Highlands, views overlook the town of Warm Springs and distant valleys. One of the gardens is an intricate boxwood maze ending with a central fountain. Only four miles away is the internationally-known Homestead Resort with its plethora of year round amenities. For more information.

The Three Hills estate was erected in 1912 by the famous Virginia novelist Mary Johnston. The royalties from her most successful novel, "To Have and to Hold," defrayed the construction costs of Three Hills. Asking $1.4 million.

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