Oldest House in the Area.!!!

Simon Carson, Jr. married Martha Williams in the fall of 1791 and settled on a farm given to them by Elisha Williams. They named the farm "Pleasant Green". Their manor house , built in 1780, of gray stone still stands today.
Years later, Simon Carson's son, James Harvey Carson, Confederate Army General expanded the home. General James Carson lived in the house, at the time of the Civil War, and is said to have had a special drawer, for his bottle, in the wall of the bookshelves in the living room. General James Harvey Carson, was active at Harpers Ferry and Winchester in the early days of thewar, as a commander of the militia. It is believed that he accompanied General Jackson on the Romney Campaign in 1862. In the field beside the house, a small family cemetery contains the graves of the Carson family. Simon, and his wife, Martha, as well as General James Carson, their son, and daughter-in-law, Catherine, and their four children. 

This paneled wall in Pleasant Green Gardens, is an example of a highly decorated interior that dates to the 1780's. Some of the trim inside may date to the early 1780's and illustrates the type of woodwork found in the dwellings of the affluent. This hall-parlor-plan house features a paneled wall in the parlor that is surprinsingly sophisticated and elegant for a house with a relatively plain exterior. Centered along the wall is a mantel with Doric-inspired capitals and an eared overmantel. On each side of the chimney are four-in cupboards divided by fluted full-height pilasters. The paneled wall is topped with an intricately carved denticulated cornice. In contrast, the less formal hall has cruder woodwork limited to a paneled mantel and a boxed staircase. (Maral S. Kalbian, pg19-20). (This is the living room for your enjoyment )

The gardens at Pleasant Green Gardens include several rose gardens, a pond, walking garden, and overall breathtaking landscaping with a back drop of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Pleasant Green Gardens
197 Carson Lane - Stephens City, Virgnia 22655
Phone: (540) 869-1447
E-mail: contactus@pleasantgreengardens.com

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