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Stoneleigh, the former abode of Governor Thomas B. Stanley, began its construction in 1929 and it was completed in 1932. It was built in the Tudor Revival-style and crafted out of stone from the nearby Smith River. Stanley inhabited this 25-room mansion until his death in 1970 and his kids then took ownership of the home. In 1980, the Stanley family made a generous donation of 1.2 million dollars of the 1.5 building to Ferrum College, leaving the college 300,000 dollars left to the statement for the Estate. In 1993 Bill and Barbara Topa had plans on making Stoneleigh into a four-star lodging and dining facility when they purchased the home in 1993. The Topa’s plan did not get completed, and in 1998 Kevin and Whitney Witasick bought Stoneleigh for 800,000. The couple’s ownership of the estate was cut short when Mr. Witasack was charged with tax evasion, tax perjury, and failing to file a tax return when he lied about using the home for business purposes. In 2010, Stoneleigh was again sold but this time to Citimortgage, a New York mortgage company, for 1.12 million dollars. When Citimortgage purchased the grounds, a North Carolina liability company filed a lawsuit against the New York company, claiming they breached contracts with the company to buy the Estate. Stoneleigh Estate is now owned by Stoneleigh Estate, LLC a North Carolina Corporation with ties to the Va area. ==Timeline== 1929- Thomas and Anne Stanley began building Stoneleigh 1932- Stoneleigh was finished 1961- Gardens redesigned by Charles Gillette 1970- Owner Thomas Stanley died 1980- The estate was donated to Ferrum College. Ferrum put Stoneleigh on the market for 2.675 million dollar because of the high cost of maintaining the estate. 1982 - Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.〔 1988- Ferrum started using it as a conference center 1989- 2 contacts were made to purchase it for $2.675 million 1993- Ferrum stopped using it as a conference center 1993- Topa bought the home from Ferrum College for $1.25 million 1998- Kevin Witasick bought Stoneleigh for $800,000 2008- Stoneleigh sold for $1.12 million by CitiMortgage 2010- Lawsuit filed over sale of Stoneleigh by Stoneleigh Estate, LLC 2011- Stoneleigh Estate, LLC purchases the home from Citi Mortgage 2012- Stoneleigh Estate, LLC hosts over 20 events/weddings on the Estate for the year 2012- Stoneleigh Estate has a fire (Nov) outbreak from propane gas, burns for five days but does not damage the building 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stoneleigh (Stanleytown, Virginia)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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