Hope Park

Hope Park Mill and Miller's House Robey's Mill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Location	12124 Pope's Head Road Fairfax, Virginia
Coordinates	38°48′51″N 77°22′0″W / 38.81417°N 77.36667°W / 38.81417; -77.36667Coordinates: 38°48′51″N 77°22′0″W / 38.81417°N 77.36667°W / 38.81417; -77.36667
Area	30.1 acres (12.2 ha)
Built	c. 1800
NRHP Reference #	77001486
VLR #	029-0064
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 15, 1977
Designated VLR	November 16, 1976

Hope Park Plantation

Hope Park Mansion

Hope Park Mill/Miller's House

Hope Park was an 18th and 19th-century plantation in Fairfax County in the U.S. state of Virginia. Hope Park was the residence of Dr. David Stuart (1753–1814), an old friend and associate correspondent of George Washington, and second husband of Washington's former stepdaughter-in-law, Eleanor Calvert Custis (1758–1811). Hope Park Plantation was located approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Fairfax Court House (now known as the independent city of Fairfax).

The plantation at Hope Park was founded in the 1750s by Edward Payne, a justice of the Fairfax County Court from 1764 to 1785 and builder of Payne's Church which was completed in 1778. Payne served with George Washington and George Mason on the Truro Parish vestry and the then, Washington, occasionally resided with the Paynes at Hope Park. Payne is also credited with constructing a small grist mill, probably on Piney Branch which was on the Hope Park property. A mill would have been an important adjunct to the plantation.

Dr. David Stuart purchased Hope Park plantation in 1785. Stuart was an Alexandria physician who was appointed on January 22, 1791, by then President Washington, as the member representing Virginia on the first board of Commissioners of the Federal City and he served for almost four years. In 1789, Stuart served as a justice for the Fairfax County Court. Stuart was also later named a trustee by the Virginia General Assembly for the towns of Centreville in 1792 and Providence (later known as Fairfax Court House, and then Fairfax) in 1805.