Mount Pleasant

Large acreage becomes truly valuable when it can support more than one vision. Mount Pleasant, a 1,865±-acre holding in southern Albemarle County, arrives with the land, improvements and infrastructure to operate immediately—yet without a conservation easement dictating what the next chapter must be.

The estate sits in Jefferson's Piedmont, approximately 25 minutes south of Charlottesville. Its residential center is a circa-1810 manor renovated in 2024, with four bedrooms, five bathrooms, a pool and a tennis court. From that historic core, the property opens into a much broader landscape: approximately 1,000 acres of pasture, row crops and other open ground, roughly 800 acres of mature hardwood and pine, 2.6± miles along the Hardware River and a private 22±-acre lake.

For a buyer seeking a private family retreat, those elements already form a rare recreational estate. For an owner interested in agriculture or hospitality, Mount Pleasant carries a second identity. The property has an established events, winery and hospitality operation; approximately 20 acres are planted in vineyard. A roughly 10,000-square-foot tasting room with a commercial kitchen sits apart from a separate 12,000-square-foot private event building, allowing business activity to remain distinct from the residential compound.

The working side of the farm is equally developed. There is an eight-stall center-aisle stable, cattle and equipment facilities, guest and staff housing, miles of fencing and internal paved roads. Underground power and fiber internet extend through the property—quiet infrastructure that can matter as much as views when an estate must operate at this scale.

The defining opportunity, however, is choice. Hall and Hall states that Mount Pleasant is not subject to a conservation easement and carries extensive by-right division rights, subject to county requirements. A buyer could continue the existing farm, winery and events platform; emphasize equestrian, sporting or private use; or evaluate a combination of those paths with professional planning and due diligence.

At $35 million, Mount Pleasant is not being offered as empty acreage awaiting an identity. It is a complete Virginia landholding with water, agriculture, hospitality and a restored residence already in place—and enough flexibility for the next owner to decide which of those assets should lead.

Source and photography: Hall and Hall. Property details reflect the verification date and may change.