▁over ▁the ▁Sur rey ▁hills ▁on ▁the ▁one ▁side , ▁and ▁over ▁the ▁far - f amed ▁lake ▁of ▁Virginia ▁Water ▁on ▁the ▁other . ▁ ▁The ▁entrance ▁l odge ▁is ▁built ▁in ▁a ▁peculiar ly ▁elegant ▁style , ▁and ▁the ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁house ▁is ▁about ▁three ▁qu arters ▁of ▁a ▁mile ▁through ▁some ▁th riv ing ▁plant ations . ▁The ▁gard ens ▁and ▁farm ▁to ▁the ▁south - west ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁are ▁l ately ▁ere cted ▁on ▁a ▁very ▁convenient ▁and ▁elegant ▁plan .' ▁ ▁Col . ▁Ch all on er ▁married , ▁second ly , ▁on ▁ 6 ▁January ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁Henri etta ▁Emma ▁Hel ena ▁De ▁Sal is ▁( 1 8 2 4 – 1 8 6 3 ) ▁third ▁surv iving ▁daughter ▁of ▁Count ▁de ▁Sal is . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁Col . ▁Ch all on er ▁died ▁and ▁his ▁estate ▁passed ▁to ▁his ▁second ▁wife ' s ▁young est ▁brother , ▁Rev . ▁Henry ▁Jer ome ▁de ▁Sal is ▁( d . 1 9 1 5 ). ▁According ▁to ▁Henry ▁Jer ome ' s ▁second ▁son ▁Cec il ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁Port n all ▁was ▁staff ed ▁by ▁three ▁men ▁in ▁the ▁house ; ▁two ▁in ▁the ▁st ables ; ▁six ▁or ▁seven ▁men ▁in ▁the ▁garden ; ▁nine ▁or ▁ 1 0 ▁ma ids ▁in ▁the ▁house ; ▁ ▁and ▁four ▁or ▁five ▁men ▁on ▁the ▁farm ▁ ▁[ which ▁was ▁c 6 0 0