Burrland Farm Historic District
Also known as: DHR File No. 30-1017
Why it's listed
Burrland Farm is a 458-acre thoroughbred breeding and training farm one mile south of Middleburg, Virginia. William Ziegler, Jr., a New York businessman, bought the property in 1926 and built most of the present complex between 1927 and 1932. The district includes a training barn, polo barn, stallion and broodmare barns, houses, garages, a springhouse, and a three-quarter-mile racetrack. The white, slate-roofed frame buildings with cupolas share a consistent Georgian Revival design. The 28-stall training barn, with an indoor oval track and an octagonal cupola, is the centerpiece. Although no drawings survive, the stables are attributed to architect William Lawrence Bottomley, who also designed the large addition to the Noland family's house at Burrland. That mansion was burned in the 1960s. The farm hosted a large race meet and horse show in 1931 and was regarded as one of the best-equipped stud farms on the Atlantic Seaboard. Its pastures, paddocks and stone fences remain, protected by a conservation easement.
Significance in brief: The nomination presents the farm as an intact, well-equipped 1920s-30s thoroughbred complex in Virginia's hunt country, with Georgian Revival stables believed to be designed by architect William Lawrence Bottomley. It also notes the farm's rural designed landscape, its racetrack and its link to Ziegler's breeding and racing operation.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 97001406, listed November 7, 1997. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Burrland Ln., Middleburg |
|---|---|
| County | Fauquier County |
| Listed | November 7, 1997 |
| Reference number | 97001406 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | William Lawrence Bottomley (believed designer of the stables and designer of the house addition); William Ziegler, Jr. (owner/developer) |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival (Georgian Revival) |
| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Farm remains in operation as a thoroughbred farm; buildings are well maintained and the land is under a Virginia Outdoors Foundation easement. The original mansion was burned in the 1960s. |
| Acreage | 458 |
| Coordinates | 38.94360, -77.75610 (Wikidata) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 97001406.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14712112
- This listing as JSON
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