Y

Photograph

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Rocktown History

Name/Title

Y

Entry/Object ID

Photo4980.29

Description

The Mauzy House. c. 1800 Is located about five miles north of Harrisonburg on the west side of Routh 11, at Rt 259 to Broadway,VA This crossroads was an old stage line rest for travelers. Two names for area, "Spartopolis" and a stage line resting place. It is a twelve room house with a double porch runing the length of the front of the house. It was built by William Pickering on a land granted to Jacob Woodley. The Mauzy family acquired the property by marriage. They were Huguenots migrating from Charleston, S C.

Collection

Collection 002

Acquisition

Accession

22.10

Source or Donor

Ms. Ann T. Baker

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1800

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