History of Loudoun Valley
Loudoun County constitutes a part of the 5 million-acre Northern Neck area of Virginia Proprietary granted by King Charles II of England to seven noblemen in 1649. This grant, later known as the Fairfax Proprietary, lay between the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers. Between 1653 and 1730, Westmoreland, Stafford, and Prince William counties were formed within the Proprietary, and, in 1742, the remaining land was designated Fairfax County.
In 1757, by act of the Virginia House of Burgesses, Fairfax County was divided. The western portion was named Loudoun for John Campbell, the fourth Earl of Loudoun, a Scottish nobleman who served as commander-in-chief for all British armed forces in North America and the supposed governor of Virginia from 1756 to 1759.
The land that the Loudoun Valley Estates II community occupies was originally owned by Dr. Claude Moore, who was born in Danville, VA, in 1892. He described his childhood as one of poverty yet steeped in the values of hard work and thriftiness. Claude served in France during World War I and taught at The George Washington University, later to become the first chairman of the university’s radiology department.
Dr. Moore later began investing in underdeveloped northern Virginia land in 1931, acquiring many of his holdings at public auctions. His property was typically stocked with cattle or sheep and leased to tenants for farming.
In 2005, Toll Brothers purchased and developed the land that is now known as Loudoun Valley Estates II. It contained remnants of a stone building dating back to the 18th century and believed to be the remains of a slave dwelling. In 2018, Toll Brothers invested $75,000 to move and rebuild this structure with original materials. It is now located at the corner of Evergreen Ridge and Hopewell Manor.
Loudoun Valley Homes
On March 2, 2005, the Commonwealth of Virginia issued a Certificate of Incorporation that established the LVE II Homeowners Association, Inc. as a non-stock, non-profit corporation. Home construction started in 2006, and the final units were completed in 2022. Today, Loudoun Valley Estates II consists of 578 single-family homes, 1,239 townhomes, and 904 condominiums.