Name/Title
Chew HouseEntry/Object ID
IMG1906Description
Chew House (514 S. George Street). Of early 19th century construction, this was the home of Col. Roger Preston Chew, of Chew's Battery and Chew's Artillery, who served with distinction under Confederate Generals Turner Ashby and J. E. B. Stuart. He married Louisa F. Washington, one of the last members of the Washington family to be born at Mt. Vernon. The tower was added during the Victorian era.
Sketches made by Betty Davis. Information compiled by Wanda Perry.Acquisition
Accession
151Source or Donor
Davis, Elizabeth McDonald Browse (Mrs. J. Blackwell)Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Place
* Untyped Place
Charles Town, West Virginia