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“.Greenfield" is situated between Washington' and Sperry\ i 11 e on the Lee Highway, one mile south of Washington, amidst the fertile fields of this lovely valley in a beautifil grove which is sheltered 'bv the grand<Air of the Blue Ridge Mountains. This palat ini ancestral home of the Brownings, is a Virginia home famed for generations for its notable gatherings and unbounded hospitality, and which presided over by Mrs. J. Armistead Lewis, widow of the late Jahn A. Browning, Jr., with her exceptional queenly grace, not only equals but surpasses its\erstwnile prestige.
The old stile at the north entrance, is still in a good state of preservation. There was originally a stile at both the front and side entrances. The palings in the fence around the yard are the original ones. They are hand cut and also in a good state of preservation. This stile is a gentle reminder of those good old days when nearly every one rode horse back, and the ladies could ride up to ttye stila, dismount anti throw the reins over the posts. Neighbors and friends came on horse back to engage in the long to be remembered dances, the minuet and the Virginia Reel, for which “Gfeenfield” was famous.
The original grant for “Greenfield" dated in June 1735, and signed by Lord Fairfax, hangs on the walls of the present mansion as the old "Greenfield” manson was destroyed by (ire in 1735and was rebuilt in 1820 by Willis Browning, grandfather of the late John Armistead Browning, Jr., who purchased the handsome carved mahogany furniture from A. T. Stuart and Company, of New York City, in 1853, and presented it to his son, .John Armistead Browning, Sr., as a bridal present. The present mansion is built of bricks (painted white) which were made by slaves on tie estate.
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