Box 1
Container
Contains 46 Collections and/or Records:
General (Pam Simpson's Architecture of Rockbridge County)
File — Box: 1, Folder: 38
Scope and Contents
This folder contains drafts of the first chapter of Pam Simpson's book, entitled "Architecture of Rockbridge County," as well as notes, blueprints and pictures of the buildings discussed in the book.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1800 - 1995
Hanna, Matthew, 1931
File — Box: 1, Folder: 43
Scope and Contents
This folder contains a copy of a Lexington Gazette article from 1931 concerning Matthew Hanna, his daughters, and the house in which they lived, then owned by “Mrs. Gibbs.” It also details a 1796 fire which destroyed much of Lexington and was partially extinguished by Hanna’s daughters. It goes on to discuss the marriage of Hanna’s eldest daughter to Rev. Daniel Blain, and the marriage of another daughter to Rev. Samuel B. Wilson.
Dates:
1931
Herring Hall
File — Box: 1, Folder: 44
Scope and Contents
This folder contains Herring Hall Inn and Restaurant pamphlets, which include a small map showing the location of Herring Hall and contact information.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1800 - 1995
Grigsby Homes
File — Box: 1, Folder: 45
Scope and Contents
This folder contains a map of Rockbridge County showing the location of the Grigsby homes; a 1936 article entitled “Seven Hills of Rockbridge,” detailing information on Rose Hill, Fancy Hill, Liberty Hill, Cherry Hill, Fruit Hill, Clover Hill, and Hickory Hill, seven old homes in the Natural Bridge area; a letter to Mr. Knick, then owner of Fancy Hill home, from Mrs. J. R. McNutt, containing information about Fancy Hill and the Grigsby family; photographs of Hickory Hill, Cherry Hill, and Fancy...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1800 - 1995
Homestead
File — Box: 1, Folder: 46
Scope and Contents
This folder contains a tablet template which includes information about the Homestead house, built around 1818, and its builder, William Spencer Dance, and his wife, Mary Page Branch.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1800 - 1995
Hopkins Green, 1984
File — Box: 1, Folder: 47
Scope and Contents
This folder contains two archaeological land survey reports done for an anthropology class (college unknown) written in 1984 by students David Gomer and Kevin Patrick Marrie. Gomer’s report is missing pages and Marrie’s report is addressed to a Dr. McDaniel.
Dates:
1984
Houston, Sam, Mrs., 1986
File — Box: 1, Folder: 48
Scope and Contents
This folder contains two newspaper articles about the Mrs. Sam Houston House, a Greek Revival house in Independence, TX, into which Margaret Houston and her eight children moved after her husband’s death.
Dates:
1986
Houston, Samuel, 1941
File — Box: 1, Folder: 49
Scope and Contents
This folder contains notes on the birthplace of Sam Houston, including notes from Captain H.E. Thompson, whose family then owned the land.
Dates:
1941
Houston House
File — Box: 1, Folder: 50
Scope and Contents
This folder contains a tablet template which includes information about the Houston House, built before 1830 and inhabited by Livingston Waddell and Hale Houston.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1800 - 1995
General through Houston House
Series — Box: 1, Folder: 1-50
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of essays, reports, financial documentation, and other historic records documenting the presence, arcitecture, development, or evolution of local houses in and around Rockbridge County and Lexington, Virginia.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1800 - 1995
Washington and Lee Special Collections and Archives
204 West Washington Street
Leyburn Library
Lexington, VA 24450
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