Mount Eagle was a plantation home built by Bryan Fairfax, 8th Lord Fairfax of Cameron in 1789–90, south of Hunting Creek and Alexandria in Fairfax County, Virginia. It was demolished in 1968; the Huntington Metro Station and several condominium complexes were built on the property.
Mount Eagle, after 1919
The Montebello Condominiums, erected on the former site of Mount Eagle after its 1968 demolition.
Bryan Fairfax, 8th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
Rev. Bryan Fairfax, 8th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1736–1802) was an Anglican clergyman and Scottish peer. He was a lifelong friend of George Washington and became the first American-born Lord Fairfax; his predecessors were born in the UK. The Rev. The Lord Fairfax was the first cousin once removed of the seventh Lord. He lived in Virginia. He was the grandson of Reverend the Hon. Henry Fairfax, second son of the fourth Lord. However, it was not until 1800 that he was confirmed in the title by the House of Lords.
Bryan Fairfax, 8th Lord Fairfax of Cameron