Timeline
- 1657 John Stephens patents the Menokin Tract.
- 1734 Francis Lightfoot Lee born in Westmoreland County, VA on October 14.
- 1743 Charles Grymes leaves Menokin Tract to Philip and Frances Grymes Ludwell
- 1751 John Tayloe II acquires Menokin Tract.
- 1758 Francis Lee and Phillip Ludwell Lee among founders of Leesburg, VA.
- 1758-69 Francis Lee serves in House of Burgesses from Loudoun County, VA.
- 1766 Francis Lee signs the Westmoreland Resolves against the Stamp Act.
- 1769 Francis Lee marries Rebecca Tayloe of Mt. Airy, Richmond County, VA.
- 1769 1,000 acre Menokin plantation a wedding gift from Colonel John Tayloe II.
- 1769 Menokin plans completed and mansion construction begun.
- 1769-76 Francis Lee represents Richmond County in the Virginia House of Burgesses.
- 1771 Francis and Rebecca Lee move into Menokin.
- 1775-79 Francis Lee a member of the Continental Congress.
- 1776 Francis Lee and Richard Henry Lee sign Declaration of Independence.
- 1779 Francis Lee retires from Congress and returns to Menokin "with delight."
- 1780-82 Francis Lee serves in the Virginia State Senate.
- 1797 Francis and Rebecca Lee die in January and are buried at Mount Airy.
- 1797 Menokin descends to heir of Francis Lightfoot Lee.
- 1799-1800 In a series of seven court-recorded transactions, John Tayloe III gains title to the entire Menokin property.
- 1809-18 Menokin is home of John Tayloe Lomax, first professor of law at the University of Virginia.
- 1823 John and Anne Tayloe sell Menokin to Benjamin Boughton.
- 1836 Benjamin Boughton sells Menokin to Richard Henry Harwood
- 1872 Estate of Richard H. Harwood sells 700 acres (2.8 km2) of Menokin to John L. Irgens
- 1879 John L. Irgens defaults on payment and Menokin is bought at public auction by the Belfield family
- 1928 Virginia historical marker placed at Menokin.
- 1935 Menokin is inherited by E. Stuart Omohundro as specified in Alfred H. Belfield's will
- 1940 Historic American Building Survey documentation begun.
- 1964 Original pen and ink drawing of Menokin found among Tayloe family papers in the attic of Mt. Airy
- 1968 Paneling and interior woodwork removed by Omohundro family for safekeeping.
- 1968 Menokin placed on the Virginia Landmarks Register.
- 1969 Menokin listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1971 Secretary of the Interior designates Menokin a National Historic Landmark.
- 1995 T. E. Omohundro gives the mansion, woodwork and 500 acres (2.0 km2) to The Menokin Foundation in his name, and as a memorial to his deceased sister Dora O. Ricciardi.
- 2002 The Menokin Foundation receives a Save America's Treasures Grant from the National Park Service to aid in preservation of the ruin.
- 2004 The Martin Kirwan King Conservation and Visitors Center is dedicated and opened to the public.
- 2005 Original interior woodwork returns to Menokin by Preservation Virginia
- 2006 Storage Facility is completed and opens to the public
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