Group to decide fate of historical McLean property

The fate of a McLean property with historical ties to the War of 1812 and the Civil War will be decided by a task force that has been assembled by Dranesville Supervisor John Foust (D) and Fairfax County Park Authority Board member Kevin Fay.

The formation of the task force was announced last week.

The property, which is listed on the National Register of Historical Places and on the Virginia Landmarks Register, is known as historic Salona, the 19th-century estate where President James Madison is thought to have fled when British forces set fire to the White House in 1814.

The Salona property comprises about 52 acres, including a residential segment of roughly 7.8 acres in which the Salona homestead sits at 1235 Dolley Madison Blvd., according to a press release from the county parks department....