. Historic Virginia homes and churches . ection, an enthusiastic hunterand stock-raiser. RASPBERRY PLAIN Raspberry Plain, Loudoun County, was built about1771 by Thomson Mason (1733-1785), a brother ofGeorge* ]Mason, of Gunston Hall. Mr. Mason, who wasa man of note in his day, was long a member of the Houseof Burgesses, and was a judge of the General Court duringthe Revolution. At Mr. ]\Iasons death, in 1785, Raspberry Plain passedto his distinguished son, Stevens Thomson Mason (1760- * See illustration, p. 379. 378 VIRGINIA HOMES AND CHURCHES 1803), United States senator from Virginia, who mar
. Historic Virginia homes and churches . ection, an enthusiastic hunterand stock-raiser. RASPBERRY PLAIN Raspberry Plain, Loudoun County, was built about1771 by Thomson Mason (1733-1785), a brother ofGeorge* ]Mason, of Gunston Hall. Mr. Mason, who wasa man of note in his day, was long a member of the Houseof Burgesses, and was a judge of the General Court duringthe Revolution. At Mr. ]\Iasons death, in 1785, Raspberry Plain passedto his distinguished son, Stevens Thomson Mason (1760- * See illustration, p. 379. 378 VIRGINIA HOMES AND CHURCHES 1803), United States senator from Virginia, who marriedMary, daughter of Robert Armistead, of Louisa County,and was the father of Honorable Armistead ThomsonjNlason, of Sehiia (killed in the famous ]Mason-]McCartyduel). General John Thomson Mason, Stevens ThomsonJNlason, who died young, and a bevy of daughters celebratedfor their beauty and charm. These Mason girls were bellesin Washington society when they were guests of the Vir-ginia presidents at the White House, and drove in a coach. RASPBERRY , LOLDOLN COUNTY and four with out-riders in livery. They drew many ofthe most eligible beaux of the day to Raspberry Plain, andit is said that the round window in the upper hall was afavorite place for the girls to station themselves to watchfor their cavaliers as they would be descried on their pranc-ing horses a long distance up the road. All three of themmarried distinguished men. Mary was the wife of Gov-ernor Benjamin Howard, of INIissouri; Emily, of Honor-able William IMcCartv; and Catherine, the wife of Post- o wz > s aoczoo C3
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