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Falkland Farm
Falkland Farm in Gainesville,
Virginia, is listed in the historical registries for Prince
William County. The original mansion was built around 1800
and consists of three gable roofed sections of reddish and
sand colored stone. It is surrounded by English gardens and
a grove of old growth oak trees. It was originally the boyhood
home of the notorious Nick Carter, legendary member of the
Civil War cavalry unit, the Mosby Raiders. It is rumored that
he had numerous hiding places within its walls.
Few things give us more pleasure than driving into the farm
and seeing our alpacas grazing in the pastures, with the restored
Falkland Farm mansion and grounds as the backdrop.
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 Historic Falkland Farm:
The Main House
The first time that you visit Falkland Farm, there’s
an unmistakable sense of history about the place. The huge
reddish brown and sand stone mansion, with its three gable-roofed
sections, exudes a formidable presence. Built around 1800,
this was the boyhood home of the notorious Nick Carter who
rode with Mosby’s Raiders during his Civil War days.
The rumors still abound that he had numerous hiding places
in the walls.
 The
mansion house is now restored to its former elegance and fully
modernized. It sits in the midst of beautiful, old English
gardens, stone walls and patios, and surrounded by a grove
of oak trees more than 100 years old. That wasn’t true
when Ernie acquired the property in 1986. It took a certain
vision and commitment and the labors of four master carpenters
and two stone masons over four years to restore the mansion
and gardens.
The evidence of this level of long term commitment and meticulous
attention to detail pervades the entire farm. As you stroll
through the gardens and the alpaca paddocks, you see it everywhere.
Falkland Farm in every way is a mirror reflection of the character
and essence of Ernie and Barbara Kellogg. The paddocks and
pastures are lush green, freshly mowed, and picture perfect
- no bare spots, no weeds, not one uncut blade of grass. Three-board,
freshly painted black wooden fences encase the many paddocks.
This same sense of commitment and attention to every detail
shows in their alpacas as well.
 When you decide that it’s time
to search for that perfect herd sire or female alpaca to augment
your breeding program, Falkland Farm should top your list
of stopping places. Treat yourself to a little Southern hospitality.
The farm alone is enough to justify a visit, but until you've
been nuzzled a few times, you haven’t seen all that an
alpaca can be.
Read more about Falkland Farms: The
Alpaca Barns
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