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An unincorporated area located in Loudoun County, Virginia, 30 miles west of Washington, D.C., and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The area serves as headquarters for the internet service provider Verizon Business, Old Dominion Brewing Company, and the Janelia Farm Research Campus (HHMI). Redskins Park, the headquarters for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League, is also located in Ashburn. In addition, Ashburn has for decades been the home to many small businesses including Weller Tile and Mosaics, Carolina Brothers (formerly "Partlows Grocery Store"), Mastercraft Custom Carpentry, and Jack Lawlor Realty Company.
Ashburn is located between Washington Dulles International Airport and Leesburg, the county seat of Loudoun County. Located within the Dulles Technology Corridor, Ashburn is home to many high-tech businesses . Additionally, construction of the World Trade Center Dulles Airport at One Loudoun is set to begin in the fall of 2007. George Washington and Strayer Universities both have campuses in Ashburn.
Ashburn is home to four landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places: Belmont Plantation (1799), the Broad Run Bridge and Toll House (1820), the sanctuary of Ashburn Presbyterian Church (1878), and Janelia Farm (1936).
