Kirnan

Kirnan / China Hall
Westmoreland Virginia

Built by a descendent of Vincent Garner circa 1706, "China Hall" is still standing.

In the upper part of Westmoreland County, and was originally known as "China Hall." Rev. Archibald Campbell, uncle of the English poet Thomas Campbell, bought the property before the American Revolution and changed its name to Kirnan in honor of his ancestral home in Scotland.

Mr. Campbell was the rector of Washington Parish, for years before the Revolution and also taught a school at Kirnan which tradition says was attended by Presidents Washington and Monroe. Several of Parson Campbell's sons were prominent lawyers, one of them being the first United States district attorney. In later days Kirnan became the home of the Bowie family.