Robert Edmund Simon, Jr. was an American real estate entrepreneur, most known for founding the community of Reston, Virginia. He was the maternal uncle of feminist historian and writer Elizabeth Fox-Genovese.
A statue of Robert E. Simon sits on a bench next to Lake Anne.
Reston is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, and a principal city of both Northern Virginia and the Washington metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, Reston's population was 63,226.
Reston Town Center
A now abandoned whiskey distillery once operated by the Bowman family
Panoramic view of Reston in July 2020
Lake Anne Plaza in Reston, where the community was founded