The McConvey House was demolished by Winchester Homes on April 1, 2005 in preparation for construction of the Stockwell Manor development. It was approximately 100 years old, structurally sound, and fully livable, having been inhabited until Nov. 2004.
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The c. 1905 McConvey House, located at 2119 Great Falls St., was built by descendants of John and Mary Ann Burke after the division of the farm in 1902. Originally late Victorian in style, the house was renovated in the 1940s, at which point the present two-story porch and french doors, as well as much of the federal-style interior trim, were probably added. The basic proportions of the rooms remain unchanged, however, and offer the opportunity to compare a farmhouse built by members of the Burke family in the early 20th century to the nearby farmhouse, built in the early 19th century, which they inhabited as children (see Dye/Burke house ).

The land on which the house now stands is shown as a cleared area -- probably cultivated fields -- on Civil War-era maps of the area. We know from the Burkes' claim for damages after the war that picket lines were established in this area of Great Falls St. during the winter of 1861-62; if Great Falls St. was then, as it is now, sunk considerably below the surrounding terrain, the southwest corner of the property, near the outlet of the driveway to the Dye/Burke house, would have provided a particularly useful vantage point for troops attempting to control movement between Falls Church and Lewinsville.

The acre presently surrounding the McConvey house has gradually reverted from farmland to a combination of woodland and edge/thicket habitat. To learn more about this habitat, and the plants and creatures inhabiting it, please see page 2. To learn more about the construction and interior of the house, see page 3. This house and grounds, like several adjoining ones, are threatened by Winchester Homes' planned Stockwell Manor development. To see the full extent of this development, consult the watershed map.