Legislative effort to buy Monroe’s Loudoun estate on pause, budget effort underway

By: Capital News Service

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: April 9, 2026

Words: 642

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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By Alessandra Caceres Mendoza/VCU Capital News Service

RICHMOND, Va. — Legislation to purchase the former estate of the fifth Founding Father for use as a new state park in Loudoun County was continued until the 2027 session, but it could still be acquired pending approval of the final budget.

House Bill 500, sponsored by Del. John McAuliff, D-Fauquier, would enable the Department of Conservation and Recreation to receive a 1,240 acre parcel of land …

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