HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2023-01-04 January Exhibit Highlights Temple Hall Farm
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
January 4, 2023
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
pio@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
January Exhibit Highlights Temple Hall Farm
Leesburg, VA (January 4, 2023) – A new exhibit, “History of
Temple Hall Farm Regional Park” is on display in the Mercer
Room at the Thomas Balch Library through January 31.
Temple Hall Farm was not as large and grand as other early
1800s estates in Loudoun but played a significant role in
Loudoun affairs and the history of that century. The first
owner, William Temple Thomson Mason, was a prominent
planter and politician and hosted General Lafayette on his
grand tour of the U.S. in 1825. The history of Temple Hall has been kept alive by the donation of
the farm to NOVA Parks in 1986.
The exhibit is viewable during the library’s operating hours: Monday and Friday from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday from 2 to 8 p.m., Saturday
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Please note, the library is closed for lunch,
from 12 to 1 p.m., on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. For more information, please call
703-737-7195 or email balchlib@leesburgva.gov.
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