7945 Citation Dr, Marshall, VA 20115 Offered at $995,000 5 BD | 3/1 BA | 4,220 SQFT | 10.42 AC MLS# VAFQ2007810
This classic Virginia home is beautifully appointed and move-in ready. This four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 4,200-square-foot home sits on 11 acres in the heart of Old Dominion Hunt territory and is on the coveted Orlean Trail System.
The front porch overlooks rolling hills and a large pond while the three-level back deck views the swimming pool and new board fenced horse fields.
Renovated in 2022, the open floor plan has hardwood floors throughout the home. The gourmet kitchen has new stainless steel appliances, a breakfast area, and an expansive dining room. The sitting room has large windows, and a wood-burning stove. The living room also has a fireplace with a custom wood mantle.
The upper level primary suite includes a breakfast balcony, soaking tub, shower, and dressing room. Three additional bedrooms and a full bathroom allow privacy and space. The fully finished English-style basement has full windows and walks out onto a patio. A full bathroom, entertaining area, and a second laundry room provide three levels of living.
The equestrian facility includes a four-stall center aisle barn with walk-outs from every stall, a wash rack with hot and cold water, hay loft, new board fenced fields, run-in shed, all-weather footing arena, new board fenced paddocks, and direct access onto 25 miles of trails.
A firepit and private Rappahannock River access complete endless fun for family and friends. High-speed Starlink internet allows the ability to work from home.
The Orlean Trail System creates a community amongst neighbors with yoga, walks, gardening, line dancing, and provides over 20 activities. Make sure to check out their calendar so you do not miss out on the fun! The Orlean Market has everything you need, with live music on Fridays, a gas station, convenience store, and dining, and is only minutes away.
There are countless vineyards, polo clubs, and horse shows, making this a favorite location. Only 58 miles from D.C., 12 miles to Warrenton, and 16 miles to Marshall, this farm is the perfect place to live.
Listed by
Shannon Casey | REALTOR® 540.222.2119 [email protected] Licensed in VA Middleburg Real Estate | Atoka Properties
A designer’s eye sees what others miss. And an old Virginia farmhouse caught the primed eye of Susan Noble Jones, interior designer and owner of Noble Design.
On the hunt for an historic home, she spotted “Grafton” — a circa 1818 Federal-style house in northern Fauquier County — purchased it in 2010, and remained committed to its careful renovation while introducing modern elements. As award-winning interior designer Charlotte Moss says, “There are two things that make a room timeless: a sense of history and a piece of the future.” And that’s just what Susan did in retaining Grafton’s historical charm while adding fresh touches for a lasting marriage of promising style and intrigue around every corner.
Image Above: The dining room includes a David Iatesta handmade chandelier over a traditional Sheraton dining table and chairs, and a modern painting by noted Mississippi artist Marie Hull.
Susan earned a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in design from the University of Mississippi and worked under designers in Atlanta before returning to Mississippi in 1987 to start her own business. Her work has been published in magazines such as Southern Living, House Beautiful, and New Orleans Magazine. For Grafton’s redo, Dudley Cannada — an architect working in D.C.’s Georgetown and New England’s Martha’s Vineyard — was hired to plan a gut renovation of the 4,800-square-foot house, including new HVAC, plumbing and electrical systems while preserving its 19th century character and original footprint on 25 rolling acres in Marshall.
When she discovered Grafton, Susan and her husband, Robin Jones, were living the city life in D.C.’s Georgetown neighborhood in an 1880-era row house that she renovated on Q Street. Jaunts to Dupont Circle’s farmer’s market and antique shops turned into joy rides to Fauquier and Loudoun counties. Growing up on a large family farm in southwest Mississippi, Susan felt drawn to live somewhere reminiscent of her childhood.
“My grandmother had an old Victorian-style house, and I wanted an old farmhouse that I could redo,” she says.
Image Above:The sitting area in the master bedroom showcases a Noguchi paper chandelier, a modern desk, and a Chinese needlepoint rug.
Susan likes the juxtaposition of old and new. “I love classic modern,” she says, having learned about this look and its elements while working in commercial interior design.
She finished Grafton with classic modern furniture, antiques and art, creating that interesting juxtaposition, and she’s used this same sense of style in homes all over the Southeast from Mississippi to Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, and North Carolina, as well as D.C. and Virginia. More and more people are requesting this combination of antique and modern, but she’s also designed minimalistic homes in Mississippi’s Gulf Coast and recently finished a very modern home.
Grafton includes a blend of Federal and Greek Revival architecture. Federal style was popular in the newly founded United States between 1780 to 1830. Greek Revival was evident during the 1830s through the 1860s, inspired by classical Greek-columned temples. Susan actually found four columns stored in the barn at Grafton.
Image Above:In the living room, two white leather Incanto Divani chairs are set off by a photograph above the fireplace of a wild mustang from a gallery in Laguna Beach, California.
“We believe the columns were on the porch on the south side of the house, which was likely the front since steps from the road lead to an iron garden gate with stone entrance pillars and fencing fronting the road,” she says.
Susan had new exterior columns installed. She believes that the front of the house was added to an existing structure because “we found two clapboard walls, one from one dwelling and one from another,” she says.
She raised ceilings, enlarged small spaces by removing walls and closets, and expanded or added doorways. Six bedrooms and four baths turned into three large bedrooms and five baths, including a luxurious master suite with 14-foot ceilings, his-and-her separate baths, and dressing rooms. A small kitchen with a single window transformed into a wall of windows filled with light, marble, stainless steel and slate.
“The subfloor is still there,” she says. “We didn’t want to rip up the beautiful hard pine floors, so we put a rich, black walnut stain over them. If there were broken windows, we replaced them with old glass. I sent the brass lock off the front door to a famous place in Philadelphia that reworks locks so they function again; they said it was dated 1812.”
Image Above:In the den, Susan created a welcoming space with an antique Heriz rug and a Noguchi glass and walnut coffee table, mixing a traditional chair and sofa with a Bertoia stainless steel chair.
Fauquier native John Ramey gave Susan a book about old homes called “A Pride of Place: Rural Residences of Fauquier County, Virginia” that includes a photo and write up of Grafton, which belonged to his family. The book includes this memory: “Tradition holds that Samuel Bayley, owner of the property during the Civil War, escaped from a Union search party at Grafton by dropping from a second-story window into a huge boxwood bush below.” Boxwoods still surround the house.
Another nod to the past includes an interior door with markings measuring the Ramey children’s heights. No doubt a sentimental family find, Susan knew she couldn’t keep it. “We gave that door to John,” she says.
When it comes to her business, Susan interviews clients to understand what is important to them. “Home is such a personal space. I’m very conscious of what people want; it has to be their personality,” she says.
Image Above:The luminous kitchen features Calacatta Gold marble countertops and polished chrome Grohe fixtures with all Miele appliances.
When hiring an interior designer, Susan recommends clients seek someone with years of experience who is knowledgeable in antiques and classic modern pieces and has access to quality furnishings, fabrics, and materials for the client’s budget. While Susan enjoys mixing antique and classic modern furnishings — as she did at Grafton — she also loves designing elegant traditional interiors.
Susan educates people in what works and what doesn’t. “I did six homes for one client — they moved around a lot. People begin to trust you. They turn over the job and say, ‘Just do it. We trust you,’” she says.
Regarding her eye for design, Susan sums it up: “Your designer should have an innate artistic vision, as though each room is a blank canvas where scale, lighting, shades of color, and textures all play a role.”
As the late English interior designer David Nightingale Hicks says, “The best rooms have something to say about the people who live in them.” ML
