Mason willed the land to Thomas Mason, his youngest son, in 1792. Lexington Plantation was originally part of the Gunston Hall Plantation land. Lexington was given to George Mason's first son, George Mason V. The mansion of Lexington Plantation was probably not built until after George Mason V returned from a trip to Europe in 1783. George Mason III bought Barbadoes Island from Francis Hammersly in 1717, and the island came to be known as Mason's Island. George Mason gave the island to his fourth son John Mason in 1792. Since John Mason always referred to the island as Analostan Island it came to be known by that name. During the 1790s, John ordered a summer home built there. After financial troubles, the bank foreclosed the island and John's Georgetown property in 1833. John Mason then moved to Clermont, a property he had recently acquired, where he spent the rest of his life. Commemorative and namesake Gunston Hall, home of George Mason, was commemorated on a 3-cent stamp for the 200th anniversary on June 12, 1958. The view shows the riverfront side of the classic mid-Georgian brick home. George Mason was author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which served as the basis of the first ten amendments to the Federal Constitution. Gunston Hall was the namesake of the USS Gunston Hall (LSD-5) launched in 1943, and the USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44) launched in 1987. Gunston Hall is also the namesake for Gunston Elementary School, in Lorton, Virginia, Gunston Middle School in Arlington, Virginia, as well as "Gunston," a former athletic mascot for George Mason University. See also List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairfax County, Virginia References Recommended by the Gunston Hall Plantation official website Bibliography. Also hosted on look.net. Also see. Recommended by the Gunston Hall Plantation official website Bibliography. The metric conversions in this article are rounded based on the results of this program. Further reading Copied from: External links Biographical museums in Virginia Gardens in Virginia George Mason Georgian architecture in Virginia Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia Historic house museums in Virginia Houses completed in 1759 Houses in Fairfax County, Virginia Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Institutions accredited by the American Alliance of Museums Mason family residences Museums in Fairfax County, Virginia National Historic Landmarks in Virginia National Register of Historic Places