Years of vandalism have prompted Manassas Park to restore the Conner House.
The Conner House is currently being restored due to deterioration and vandalism and is not open to the public. Many organizations are helping to restore the Conner House to it’s former glory. Some of the restoration will include new railings, repairing broken windows, and other parts of the vandalized interior.
City leaders also erect a fence around the property to stop the recurring vandalism.
City leaders don’t yet have information on how long the restoration will take. According to the City Capital Improvement Projects List, the restoration of the house will cost about $500,000.
During the early 1990s, the Manassas Park Women’s Club raised funds and accepted donations to restore the house, according to Lana A. Conner with Manassas Park City Government.
The Conner House stands as an eminent token of Manassas Park history. The house was set to be demolished, but the Manassas Park Women’s Club stepped in to save the historic property, according to city documents.
The house 154 years ago served as the headquarters for Confederate Army General Joseph E. Johnston. The house served as a hospital during the Battle of Bull Run. Throughout the entire Civil War, the house also served as a camp.
The Conner House is located on Conner Drive behind Osbourn Park High School. The unoccupied two-story home made of redstone that was locally quarried, according to city documents.
Some of the joints within the windows and doors date back to as far as the 19th century. A handful of the initial pine floor panels are still present on the second level, according to city documents.
It is unknown how long the restoration process will take or when the house will be open to the public, said Conner.
The Manassas Park Department of Parks and Recreation serves as the caretaker for the Conner House. The City of Manassas Park considers the house to be significant historic structure within their area, according to a city report.
The house was originally owned by one of the first families, the Hooe family, to emigrate to Prince William County in the 18th century. The house was most likely assembled by slave labor.
The Conner Family owned the property during 1900s, they also owned one of Prince William County’s largest dairy farms. The house sat in the core of the property that also held the dairy farm.
During the late 1900s when the property was divided and sold, a large fraction of the land was sold to the Prince William County School Board. In 1973, the City of Manassas Park purchased the house along with the yard which amounted to about one acre of land.
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