Five hundred acres of protected Fauquier County farmland along Bristersburg Road, spread across four contiguous parcels. The land has been farmed in corn and soybeans for years, leaving wide, open fields ready for crops, pasture, or hay. It's unfenced, so a new owner can lay out paddocks and trails from scratch, making it an ideal setting for a horse farm or family compound. The existing homestead centers on a circa-1917 Colonial farmhouse with about 2,674 SF, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, a metal roof, central air, and a large open porch. It needs work and is well suited to restoration. A 3,200 SF barn and 1,520 SF shed support the house. Three additional lots each allow a primary home, a secondary residence, and barns or shop buildings, leaving room for a main estate, family residences, and full equestrian facilities. Most of the acreage is in Fauquier County's Purchase of Development Rights program. That protects the surrounding landscape from subdivision and keeps real estate taxes exceptionally low. About 65 acres lie in the floodplain, providing natural open space and wildlife habitat.
Directions: From Warrenton, head south on US-29/US-17 (James Madison Hwy) toward Opal. Take the exit for Route 28 (Catlett Rd) and head northeast through Calverton toward Catlett. In Catlett, near the railroad crossing at Casanova Rd, turn right (east) onto Route 616, Bristersburg Rd. Follow Bristersburg Rd south and east several miles. The house numbers climb from the 9500s near Catlett into the 10900s. 10915 Bristersburg Rd is on the route, next to 10929 and 10931.