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Contains 37 Results:

Campbell House, 1994-07-04

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents

This file consists of two copies of terms of agreement and contract for repair on the Campbell house located at 101 E. Washington Street, as well as a letter from Allie Waddell Hedges to the Rockbridge Historical Society concerning the same house.

Dates: 1994-07-04

Church Hill

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a newspaper article on the Church Hill house.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1800 - 1995

Clifton

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 29
Scope and Contents

This file consists of handwritten notes, a typescript essay, and photos which depict or concern the Clifton home. There are four photos which show the exterior of the building. The typescript essay details the architecture and features of the building.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1800 - 1995

Clifton, 1933

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 30
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a typescript paper on the ownership of the Clifton House on the corner of McDowell and Jefferson streets. Also includes a handwritten note on the Clifton house and its relationship to the Alexander family.

Dates: 1933

Clifton, 1951-02

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 31
Scope and Contents

This file consists of handwritten notes by Dr. E.P. Tompkins on the history of "Clifton at East Lexington." Includes information on the origin of the name, the history of ownership, and notes directly on the Alexander family. Includes some genealogical information about the Alexander family, including a list of children and descendants.

Dates: 1951-02

Col Alto, 1952-07-27

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 32
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a typescript essay on the history of visitors, architecture, and ownership of Col Alto, a Roanoke Times article on a lawn party held at Col Alto, a letter from Mrs. Gordon G. Heiner, Jr. to Don Bruce McClelland related to a murder near Col Alto, and a printed copy of a Hampton Inn's historical description of the building.

Dates: 1952-07-27

Davidson-Tucker House

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 33
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a Mead Associates real estate services document noting the special features, lot and dimensions, building area, condition, annual taxes, price, potential uses, and zoning of the Davidson-Tucker House.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1800 - 1995

General, 1946-04-04

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a newspaper article entitled "Preservation of Old Buildings Is Commended" by Ellen G. Anderson. The contents of the article are related to various Lexington and Rockbridge County Sites that had historic preservation efforts.

Dates: 1946-04-04

General, 1969 - 1970

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents This file consists of two copies of introductory notes to the Rockbridge Heritage House tour for the years 1969 and 1970. The convered houses in the notes have historical backgrounds. The following houses appear in the notes: Alexander-Withrow House, VMI Superintendent's Quarters, Stono, Clifton, Maple Hill, Timber Ridge Church, Horatio Thompson House, The Red House, Mulberry Grove, New Providence Presbyterian Church, Briarwood, Bellevue, Maxwelton, Level Loop, Windy Glen, Cedar Grove,...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1969 - 1970

Madison Dunlap, 1994-10

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 35
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a paper/presentation materials written by Nanlou Sauder presented to the Ignorance Club on the topic of "Madison Dunlap, David Lowman, and Miller's Mill" (3162 West Midland Trail @ Kerrs Creek).

Dates: 1994-10

Frederick Hall, Copied

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 37
Scope and Contents This file consists of a copy of ledgers, account books, and general collection papers from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's "Frederick's Hall Plantation Ledgers and other volumes #1422" from the Southern Historical Society in Wilson Library. From their finding aid - "There is a letter copybook, 1757-1775, of Major John Snelson, probably a descendant of Elizabeth Snelson (fl. 1727-1728). Snelson wrote chiefly to Edward Harford, Jr., of England about tobacco shipments and imported...
Dates: Other: Copied

General, 1938-11-06 - 1939-08-31

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents

This file consists of three newspaper articles, two of which are from Rockbridge County News, which all provide general histories of a variety of historic homes in the Lexington and Rockbridge Area. The file also includes a typescript essay on old homes in and near Lexington, as well as a housing bond and appraisal letter from Gauranty Bond and Mortgage Company in Richmond, Virginia.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1938-11-06 - 1939-08-31