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Carlheim - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 39°7′21″N 77°33′28″W / 39.12250°N 77.55778°W

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Carlheim
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Virginia Landmarks Register

Carlheim (Paxton Campus) Leesburg, Virginia
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Nearest city	Leesburg, Virginia
Coordinates	39°7′21″N 77°33′28″W / 39.12250°N 77.55778°W / 39.12250; -77.55778
Area	52 acres (21 ha)
Built	1872
Architect	Dudley, Henry C.; Norris, John
Architectural style	Second Empire, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	79003050^[1]
VLR No.	053-0380
Added to NRHP	December 28, 1979
Designated VLR	October 16, 1979^[2]

Carlheim (also called Paxton) is a mansion located in the northeast part of Leesburg, Virginia. It was constructed in about 1872 for Pennsylvania industrialist Charles R. Paxton (1816–1889) and his wife Rachel who continued to live there until her death in December 1921. When constructed, it sat on over 760 acres (3.1 km²) roughly bounded on the north end by the Red Rock Wilderness Overlook Regional Park, the Ball's Bluff Battlefield and the Potomac River. In accordance with Mrs. Paxton's will, the buildings and 50 surrounding acres were preserved and organized into a charitable trust to benefit "needy children."

Designed by New York architect Henry Dudley, the nearly 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m²) 32-room Second Empire building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for its architectural and local significance. In 2004, the property became a non-contiguous part of the Leesburg Historic District.^[3] The estate of Mr. and Mrs. Paxton was originally entered down a long tree lined driveway off of King Street. Today, that entrance is gone and there are two more contemporary entrances; Wildman Street (normally closed) and the new main entrance that was completed in 2009 at 601 Catoctin Circle.

Among the buildings that remain from the original estate but are outside the present campus include the Farm Managers Home (now the Exeter Community Club House) and the stabilized creamery ruins at Red Rock Park along Edwards Ferry Road.

The mansion and remaining 16-acre (65,000 m²) grounds are currently the home of The Arc of Loudoun, Northern Virginia's premier advocacy, education and therapy organization dedicated to serving people with disabilities and their families. The Arc's constituents encompass all ages and ranges of intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD), cognitive impairments, and other neurodevelopmental disorders (to include Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome, and Fragile X); and/or neurophysical injuries and dysfunctions (to include spinal cord and brain injuries, stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, cerebral palsy, and balance disorders).

The Arc's onsite programs include Ability Fitness Center, Aurora Behavior Clinic, Aurora School, A Life Like Yours ALLY Advocacy Center, and Open Door Learning Center. The Campus is privately owned property but holds several events open to the general public.

The major annual fundraising events on the property include:

Music at the Manor free concert series (May)
Shocktober Haunted House (One of The Scariest Haunted Houses in the US) (October)
My Bloody Valentine Haunted House (February)

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
^ "253-5020 Carlheim". www.dhr.virginia.gov. Retrieved March 16, 2023.

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