Roop Farm

Photograph

Historical Society of Carroll County, Maryland

Name/Title

Roop Farm

Entry/Object ID

P 1221

Description

Print, photographic. B/W photo of a large farm house. The house is painted white brick. The front and right side can be seen. On the right side there are four windows with dark shutters. The front has a large two-story white porch. The railings of the porch on the second floor are made in a "X" pattern. There are four windows with dark shutters on the first floor of the house with a door in the middle. The foundation can be seen and there is a basement door and window in the bottom left corner of the house. A pine tree can be seen in the upper left corner. There is a tree to the right of the house. A large barn can be seen in the background. There are nine people in the yard posing for a photo. Back row l-r: A young man in dark work clothes holding his hat in his hand, another taller man in work clothes leaning against the house, a man sitting on the side steps extending from the porch holding his hat in his hand, and a man leaning on the tree to the right of the house wearing a dark suit. The front row l-r: A woman wearing a striped dress with an apron, an older man with a beard sitting in a rocking chair with his hat on his lap, a young woman wearing a dark pinafore over a dark dress, an older woman sitting in a rocking chair wearing an argyle shaw and a bonnet, and a woman in a light colored patterned dress with a white apron on. Mounted on a white board with a typed history below it, transcribed in the Inscriptions section. Mounted 8" x 5" photo 4" x 4.75"

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

__ __Printed piece of paper below picture: "History" "STOOL - Made in 1940 in Md. White Mahogany wood, from tree as shown in photo, taken about 1895, on the lawn on the Roop Farm near Westminster, Md. on the Uniontown Road. We have two original deeds - Date Jan. 1832 Dr. Thos Boyer, Nov. 19 1832 to Grandfather David Roop (then Frederick Co.) - Dec 22, 1863 to Father - David J. Roop (then Carroll Co.) Sept 27 1922 to H. Scott Roop & Sister Alice - Jan 20th 1941 to H. Scott Roop & Kate M. Roop - hence a Roop farm since 1832. My recollection as a small boy, about 1866, dropping a Mahogany Bean, in a hole near the house, the photo tree, the result. Same day the 4 pines still on the lawn were planted, each pine being held by the 4 older children I being the youngest. The Mahogany tree cut in 1926 to protect the house of from large limbs, the lumber stored and seasoned. Photo shows 1 - Father 2- Mother 3 & 4 Sisters Anna & Fanny & the farm help. This dated ___ 28th, 1941 - H. Scott & Kate M. Roop. May this stool never be sold but passed to oldest living of generation so that it may, years later still be appreciated." On the photo is written in black ink "Our Home - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3"