{"nrhp_refnum":"73002011","name":"Salona","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1214 Buchanan St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"McLean","county":"Fairfax (city and county)","state":"VA","lat":38.93817452350007,"lon":-77.16832240924779,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-07-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Salona is a two-story brick Federal-style farmhouse at 1214 Buchanan Street in McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, built around 1812 by the Reverend William Maffitt and enlarged with a north wing in the late nineteenth century.","why_significant":"The house is a carefully detailed example of the Federal farmhouses once common in Fairfax County, with an unusual T-shaped hall plan, a rural setting and early outbuildings. It is also known as the agreed meeting place for President James Madison and Dolley Madison during the British attack on Washington in August 1814, and it served as General George B. McClellan's headquarters in the fall of 1861.","narrative":"Salona is a brick farmhouse at 1214 Buchanan Street in McLean, Virginia, built around 1812 for the Reverend William Maffitt on land long held by the Lee family. Its main block is five bays wide and two stories tall, laid in Flemish bond on the facade, with a large T-shaped central hall that makes the floor plan unusual. A late nineteenth-century wing with Eastlake cornice and porch details was added to the north, giving the house a unified look. Early outbuildings survive, including a brick office, a brick outhouse and a stone springhouse. Salona is remembered for its role in the British attack on Washington in 1814, when President James Madison reached the house and stayed the night while Dolley Madison stopped at nearby Rokeby. In 1861 General George B. McClellan used it as headquarters, and occupying troops damaged the interior. It remains a rare rural survivor amid suburban McLean.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (ca. 1812)","architect_builder":"Reverend William Maffitt (builder/original owner)","architectural_style":"Northern Virginia Federal farmhouse with later Eastlake detailing","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition described as good; in use as a private residence and occupied.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:56.391978-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/19/6805/41680519/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/73002011.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73002011/0237a2a10b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73002011/0237a2a10b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Mckaysalisbury","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salona,_McLean,_Virginia.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Mckaysalisbury</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salona,_McLean,_Virginia.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680519","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salona_(McLean,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7405695"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/fairfax/salona-73002011/"}