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MLS: #VAFQ2024108, Listed By: Daniel Heider, TTR Sotheby's International Realty, Source:Bright MLS

2597 Halfway Road Rd

THE PLAINS, VA 20198
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Bed 6

Bed

Bath 9

Bath

SqFt14,034

Sqft

Acres107

Acres(Lot)

Set amidst 107 bucolic acres between The Plains and Middleburg, in a little-known pocket of grand country estates scattered across Virginia's hunt country, Wayside Manor is a generational compound that carries the grandeur and architectural permanence of the great European estates. Conceived as a deliberate meeting of classical architecture, landscape design, and art, it was designed above all as a place for a family to live, gather, and make fully their own. A set of elegant but unassuming gates gives way to a winding drive through wooded privacy and sun-bathed rolling hills, revealing the main residence at last. Designed by noted classical architect Michael M. Franck, its limestone facade is an exercise in perfect symmetry, approached by a Belgian block granite motor court encircling a limestone-capped water feature. Indiana limestone, Brazilian granite, a graduated Vermont slate roof, Tradewood mahogany windows and doors, and custom bronze exterior doors imported from Paris give the house a sense of heft and permanence that belies its construction date. Inside, a grand center hall with twelve-foot ceilings is floored in broad slabs of Jerusalem gold marble and meets a transverse rear limestone gallery spanning the width of the main level. Mirrored formal living and dining rooms, each extending more than 29 feet, recall a bygone era of lavish entertaining while remaining intimately scaled for daily life. Hand-carved millwork, intricate mantels, and roaring fireplaces carry the strength of the exterior architecture inside. The evening pavilion holds a formal library with fourteen-foot ceilings and walnut and mahogany paneling. At the opposite end, the morning pavilion forms the heart of the home, also beneath fourteen-foot ceilings, with a chef's kitchen, breakfast area overlooking the walled kitchen garden and cypress pergola, and a generous family room crowned by a striking cherry ceiling. A bluestone terrace beyond creates an effortless connection between indoor and al fresco living. A four-foot-wide cantilevered staircase rises three stories in one continuous sweep to the upper level, where 10'2" ceilings continue the home's remarkable scale. The primary suite occupies half the footprint and includes a sitting room, private terrace access, expansive dressing room, and lavish bath with radiant heated flooring. Two additional ensuite bedrooms complete the second level, while the third offers two further bedrooms and a generous hall bath. A three-car garage includes a large private suite above, while the lower level offers fitness and massage facilities, an embassy-sized recreation room, and laundry. Beyond the residence stands a historic log guest house, or summer house, beside a wisteria-covered pergola and sparkling lap pool with sweeping views across the landscape. In the distance, a complex of stables, an enclosed equipment garage, and professional equestrian amenities extends the estate's function and character. The grounds are the property's true achievement, a meeting of agrarian purity and sophisticated luxury considered with the same seriousness as the house. Tiered lawns climb from the residence toward a temple folly of limestone and granite, positioned precisely on the centerline so the architectural axis carries from the front door to the horizon. A singular opportunity, never to be recreated and never to lose its timeless splendor, Wayside Manor stands among the nation's finest country estates, a rare meeting of classical architecture, landscape artistry, and family life, conceived in service of the land it graces.

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Detail Ic Property Details

Property Type : Residential

Price : $13,750,000

AD Id : 91497332

MLS Id : VAFQ2024108

Beds : 6

Lot Size : 107 Acres

Living Area Size : 14,034 Sq. Ft

Tax Amount : $56,231.06

Year Built : 2005

Garage : 3

County : FAUQUIER

Subdivision: None Available

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  • Bedroom Information

    Total beds: 6

    Bathroom Information

    Total Baths: 9 Full Baths: 6 Half Baths: 3

    Room Information

    Has Basement: Yes Basement: Partially Finished
  • Interior Features

    Appliances: Electric Water Heater
  • Heating & Cooling

    Has Heating: Yes Heating: Geothermal, Zoned Has Cooling: Yes Cooling: Geothermal

  • Building Information

    Year Built: 2005 Building Area Total: 16034 Construction Materials: Stone Pool Features: Private Private Pool: Yes Water front Features: Pond

  • Lot Information

    Lot Size Acres: 107 Lot Size Source: Estimated Lot Size Square Feet: 4660920

    Property Information

    Subdivision: NONE AVAILABLE Source Property Type: Residential Postal Code Plus 4: 2026 Property SubType: Single Family Residence Levels: Three Or More Property Age: 21

  • Listing Price Information

    Listing Price: $13750000

  • Tax Information

    Parcel Number: 6092-91-1216 Tax Year: 2026 Annual Tax: $56231.06

  • Parking Information

    Parking Total: 3 Circular Driveway, Garage, Driveway, Attached

    Garage Information

    Has Garage: Yes Has Attached Garage: Yes Garage Space: 3

  • Location Information

    Direction: From Route 50 in Middleburg, turn south onto The Plains Road (Route 626). Continue as the road becomes Halfway Road. Follow Halfway Road to 2597 Halfway Road. WaterSource: Private, Well
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ByOwner last updated this listing 09/30/2026 @ 05:40

MLS: VAFQ2024108 LISTED BY: Daniel Heider, TTR Sotheby's International Realty 202-234-3344 SOURCE: Bright MLS

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