There are probably more than 10,000 Marshall descendants that can trace their lineage back to Thomas Marshall and Mary Randolph Keith Marshall and their modest frame house known as The Hollow.

For further information on the project, including progress reports on the stabilization and restoration, please see the Friends of the Hollow newsletters on this site. A program of architectural and archaeological investigation has commenced and restoration to its 18th century appearance is underway. Collins, who is dedicated to the investigation of the site and the restoration of the building.

The Hollow is one of Fauquier County's earliest existing examples of fine frontier architecture and the earliest existing example of a structure built by Thomas Marshall. The Hollow, built in 1764 by Thomas Marshall (1730-1802), was the boyhood home of Chief Justice John Marshall during his formative years between ages 10 and 18. On January 16, 2004, the National Park Service added The Hollow to the National Register of Historic Places.Ī copy of the National Register Nomination for The Hollow is available on the Hollow news page. See the Richmond Times-Dispatch article and the Fauquier Times-Democrat article for more information. At the same meeting, the Virginia Board of Historic Resources voted unanimously to include The Hollow on the Virginia Landmarks Register. On September 10, 2003, the Virginia State Review Board voted unanimously to approve the National Register Nomination of The Hollow for both its architectural significance and its connection to Thomas Marshall, father of Chief Justice John Marshall. is a non-profit, charitable corporation dedicated to the restoration and preservation of a small frame house near Markham, Virginia known as The Hollow. Friends of the Hollow Friends of the Hollow, Inc.įriends of the Hollow, Inc.

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