Bridget Archer’s Property Portfolio

Properties with Architecture, Land & a Distinct Sense of Place

The most compelling country properties are rarely defined by a single feature. Their character comes from the relationship between the house and the land: proportion, materials, gardens, barns, pasture, views, water, privacy, and the way the property is approached and experienced.

This portfolio reflects the range of properties Bridget represents throughout Charlottesville and Central Virginia. Each calls for its own pricing, presentation, and marketing strategy, but the objective is consistent: understand what is exceptional, present it with clarity, and give the right buyer a reason to look more closely.

Current Opportunities

Properties Currently Offered or Under Contract

Current and under-contract properties range from an important early Federal residence to a substantial working farm and approved homesites near historic Somerset. Contact Bridget for current availability, additional information, or a private showing.

For Sale • Nelson County

c.1812 Bon Aire

$1,485,000 • 43 Acres

Bon Aire rises above the Nelson County countryside with the composure of an early Federal house still closely connected to its setting. Its three-part Palladian form, Flemish-bond brickwork, arched openings, original woodwork, and late-Federal mantels give the residence an architectural presence that is both formal and deeply Virginian.

Thoughtful improvements have made the house comfortable for contemporary life without diminishing what makes it distinctive. Broad views, mature grounds, and a renovated separate cottage extend the way the property can be lived in while preserving the quiet character of the original estate.

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Bon Aire, a c.1812 Federal historic residence on 43 acres in Nelson County, Virginia

Under Contract • Madison County • Orange, Virginia

Hilton Farm

$2,395,000 • 154.25 Acres

Hilton Farm is a substantial Madison County farm just minutes from the town of Orange, with 154.25 acres of open land and a gracious five-bedroom historic residence at its center. Fenced fields, an 11-stall stable, agricultural buildings, and a tenant house give the property the scale and infrastructure of a working farm without losing the intimacy of a private country estate.

A contributing property within the Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District, Hilton Farm carries its history quietly through the house, land, and surviving schoolhouse—an increasingly rare combination of agricultural continuity and architectural character.

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Hilton Farm historic residence and farmland on 154 acres in Madison County near Orange, Virginia

For Sale • Orange County

Land Near Somerset

$415,000 • 5.6 Acres • Two Approved Homesites

Along the Blue Ridge Turnpike near historic Somerset, 5.6 acres offer two approved homesites with designated building locations and approved perc sites already in place.

The appeal is in the setting: open pastoral land, seasonal Blue Ridge Mountain views, and enough separation to create a country residence with a guest house or two related homes while remaining close to one of Orange County’s most admired rural landscapes.

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Land for sale near Somerset, Virginia, with open homesites and seasonal Blue Ridge Mountain views

Selected Representation

A Portfolio of Historic Homes, Farms & Country Properties

Different periods, different uses, different landscapes. What connects these properties is the importance of understanding the whole: the architecture, the land, the details that have endured, and the way each property lives.

Pleasant Oak, a c.1760 historic residence on more than 26 acres in Powhatan County

Sold • Powhatan County

c.1760 Pleasant Oak

An early Virginia residence on more than 26 acres, where original architectural details, later additions, mature grounds, and the quiet scale of the land give the property a character that feels accumulated rather than designed all at once.

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Oakside Stable equestrian property with barns and riding arenas in Amherst County

Sold • Amherst County

Oakside Stable

A substantial equestrian property near Sweet Briar College and Lynchburg, with two barns, 30 stalls, indoor and lighted outdoor arenas, a farmhouse, and open land arranged around serious horse use.

Windie Knowe, a c.1732 historic residence on 24 acres in Albemarle County

Buyer Representation • Albemarle County

c.1732 Windie Knowe

Set high on 24 acres, Windie Knowe combines the scale and presence of an early Colonial residence with rolling lawns, fenced pasture, five fireplaces, a pool and pavilion, and a separate three-bedroom guest cottage.

Oakley, a c.1876 historic country property in Rixeyville, Virginia

Sold • Culpeper County

c.1876 Oakley

A late-19th-century country property in Rixeyville with a historic farmhouse, cottage and apartment, barns, pond, airplane hangar, and nearly 35 acres framed by broad rural views.

Eldon, a c.1825 historic estate in Appomattox County

Sold • Appomattox County

c.1825 Eldon

Formal without feeling distant, Eldon carries the symmetry, scale, and architectural presence of an important early Virginia residence, set within mature grounds that soften the grandeur of the house.

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Aerial view of c.1840 Mill Hill Farm in Nelson County

Sold • Nelson County

c.1840 Mill Hill Farm

Mill Hill Farm occupies a grassy rise along the South Fork of the Rockfish River, with an early farmhouse, mature trees, gardens, and gently rolling land settling naturally into the Rockfish Valley.

Summerfields historic country property in Greene County, Virginia

Sold • Greene County

Summerfields

A Greene County country property with roots extending into the late 18th century, where early architectural character and pastoral land meet the long Blue Ridge foothill landscape.

Cheval Noir horse farm in Albemarle County, Virginia

Sold • Albemarle County

Cheval Noir

A 15-acre horse farm where a light-filled four-bedroom country house, barn, fenced acreage, pastoral views, and an imaginative treehouse create a property with both purpose and personality.

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Mickle Knox, a c.1845 historic estate on 358 acres in Buckingham County

Sold • Buckingham County

c.1845 Mickle Knox

A restored historic estate on 358 acres, with five en suite bedrooms, a preserved plantation office, barn, pavilion, and outdoor kitchen set within the scale and privacy of a substantial Virginia farm.

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Additional Representation

A Broader Record of Country Property Experience

Bridget’s work has included historic residences, horse farms, working farms, waterfront properties, rural retreats, vineyards, and substantial acreage throughout Central Virginia and beyond.

  • Chestland
  • Windsor Estates
  • Parker Mountain
  • South Keswick
  • Four Seasons Retreat
  • Turkey Hollow Farm
  • Songbird Hill
  • c.1925 Woodbound Farm
  • c.1840 Lovell
  • Amazing Grace
  • Bentivar
  • Bayridge Farm
  • Celestial Farm
  • Hidden Creek
  • Gaited Meadows Farm
  • Cedar Glen
  • Kingston Farm
  • Palmyra Hill Farm
  • Historic residences and rural retreats
  • Waterfront and river properties

The properties vary widely, but the work begins in the same place: understanding the house, the land, and the details that make one property meaningfully different from another.

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The Presentation Should Be as Individual as the Property

A distinctive country property should not enter the market as a collection of specifications. Its architecture, land, history, setting, improvements, and daily use all contribute to why a buyer may choose it over another property.

Bridget builds the marketing around those differences through thoughtful pricing, exceptional photography and film, editorial property brochures, dedicated webpages, direct outreach, specialized digital reach, and the strength of McLean Faulconer.

For Country Property Sellers

Experience Matters. Let's Put It To Work For you.

Bridget Archer, Central Virginia real estate agent specializing in country estates, historic homes, horse farms, and properties with acreage

Bridget Archer

McLean Faulconer, Inc.

A country property is more than a house on acreage. Its character is found in the approach, the architecture, the old trees, pasture, water, views, and the quiet relationship between the house and the land.

That is where my marketing begins. I look for the details that make a property memorable, then shape the pricing, photography, film, written narrative, and presentation around them.

Licensed since 1990, I bring decades of experience and a specialized marketing network devoted to Central Virginia’s country homes, farms, horse properties, and historic estates.

The purpose is simple: to help the right buyer recognize the value of the property before they ever reach the driveway.

Updated September 7, 2026