Y

Photograph

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Rocktown History

Name/Title

Y

Entry/Object ID

Photo4980.03

Description

The Thomas Harrison House. 1750 Supposedly the oldest house in Harrisonburg. Located on Bruce Street near Main Street. It was the home of Thomas Harrison, the founder of Harrisonburg. In this house, the courts of Rockingham County were held after the sessions at Smithland while the first Court House was being built. The early Harrisons were Methodists and the early congregations met there.

Collection

Collection 002

Acquisition

Accession

22.10

Source or Donor

Ms. Ann T. Baker

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1750

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Houses

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Scanned photo

Location

Location

Building

Photographs

Category

Permanent

Date

May 21, 2026

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jul 22, 2021

Provenance

Notes

Donated by Ann Baker. Photos of old houses in Rockingham County for the book written by Mr. Isaac Long Terrell "Old Houses in Rockingham County: 1750 to 1850", published in 1970. Later revised by his daughter Ann Terrell Baker.

Created By

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Create Date

December 8, 2021

Updated By

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Update Date

May 27, 2026