JK Land Holdings Buys Historic O’Connor Estate 

JK Land Holdings has purchased the 222-acre O’Connor Estate/Dry Hollow Farm, part of which is in the Town of Leesburg and the remaining in the county. JKLH bought the land to help protect the historic, scenic property—much of which abuts Morven Park—from developers. Another 431 acres are also being protected with the purchase of three additional western Loudoun farms.

“With deep roots, the O’Connor family and their land are part of the fabric that makes our county unique. We bought their remaining land and the other farms with the intent of putting these properties in conservation easement to help preserve the beauty, history and environment of Loudoun County,” said JKLH CEO Chuck Kuhn. 

“We will start the easement process once the county’s Prime Ag zoning rules get amended to ensure that this land remains protected forever.”

Dry Hollow Farm was owned by Nancy Harrison O’Connor, who passed in 2011. She was a historian and author, and member of one of Loudoun County’s founding families. She was a direct descendant of Richard Henry Lee, who presented the Declaration of Independence to the Continental Congress. The O’Connor Estate includes four distinct parcels of land that are adjacent to Balls Bluff Battlefield Park as well as Morven Park and Ida Lee Park.

The other Loudoun properties recently purchased include:

• The 265-acre Snickersville Farm in Purcellville, characterized by pastureland, woods, waterfront along the North Fork Beaverdam Creek, and a 1770 farmhouse
• The 88-acre Fairview Farm on Snickersville Turnpike in Middleburg
• The 78-acre Brown Farm in Round Hill

Conservation easements have played a significant role in preserving Loudoun County’s farmland, natural resources, historic landscapes, and open space. More than 75,000 acres in the county have been protected through conservation easements over the past several decades.

JKLH, owned by Chuck and Stacy Kuhn, has conserved more than 22,000 acres of land, including several properties in Loudoun County. Those efforts include land donated for public parks, wildlife habitat protection, support for the JK Community Farm in Purcellville, and preservation of property in the historic community of St. Louis. 

The Kuhns and their companies have won numerous awards, including being recognized by the Washington Business Journal as a Top Corporate Philanthropist and the Old Dominion Land Conservancy for their conservation efforts.