Name/Title
Harrison's Cabin Under ConstructionEntry/Object ID
2023.44.1Description
Black-and-white photograph, square. Image of Harrison's Cabin under construction at Red Hill. A square, log building with a partially completed roof stands in the center, behind an open brick foundation of the smokehouse. A scaffold stands against the cabin. The building is surrounded by piles of dirt and rubble.
Trees and hedges take up the background of the image under an open sky. A mowed grass field is in the foreground.Provenance
Notes
This photograph is one of a set of images depicting the Red Hill property during its principal restoration by the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation in 1961.
This particular photo was taken of Harrison's Cabin and the icehouse during construction in June 1961. The cabin was restored using approximately 25% of its logs from the original cabin built in the 19th century. The other 75% seem to have been taken from a barn ...
This photograph was found in the James S. Easley Papers. Mr. Easley helped to establish the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation and served as its first president from 1944 to his death in 1965.