{"nrhp_refnum":"96000972","name":"Marshall, Gen. George C., House","other_names":["Dodona Manor"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"217 Edwards Ferry Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Leesburg","county":"Loudoun County","state":"VA","lat":39.11351803100007,"lon":-77.55970651699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-06-19","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1996-06-19","areas_of_significance":["Military","Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Dodona Manor, the Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia home of General George C. Marshall, a painted brick house begun in the late 1820s with additions around 1850 and the following decade, set on a four-acre site with garage and tool shed.","why_significant":"General George C. Marshall lived here from 1941 until his death in 1959, the years in which he led the U.S. Army through World War II, served as Secretary of State, and developed the Marshall Plan, for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize. The house is argued to be the property most closely associated with him and remains largely as he knew it.","narrative":"Dodona Manor is a rambling painted brick house on a four-acre hilltop at the edge of Leesburg, Virginia. Construction began in the late 1820s, with a southern addition around 1850 and a long rear service wing added within the next decade. A four-column porch of about 1910 dominates the west front. Green shutters and a red tin roof complete the exterior, while the spare ornament is Greek Revival. General George C. Marshall lived here from 1941 until his death in 1959, and the property is recognized for that association. During those years he led the U.S. Army through World War II, served as Secretary of State, and shaped the European Recovery Program, the Marshall Plan, earning a Nobel Peace Prize. He changed little in the house, and his study, bedroom, furniture, patio and gardens largely survive. A preservation group planned to restore the house and grounds as a museum.","period_of_significance":"1941-1959","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Federal","criteria":["B"],"status_note":"Restoration and stabilization were planned or underway for use as a historic house museum; the form lists current use as work in progress.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.038775-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/81/6790/41679081/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/96000972_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000972/77c6142409-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000972/77c6142409-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Acroterion","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dodona_Manor.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Acroterion</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dodona_Manor.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"70000807","name":"Leesburg Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/leesburg-historic-district-70000807/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679081","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_C._Marshall%27s_Dodona_Manor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5287981"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/loudoun-county/marshall-gen-george-c-house-96000972/"}