Y

Photograph

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Rocktown History

Name/Title

Y

Entry/Object ID

Photo4980.41

Description

Locust Grove. 1820. It's located on RT 11 north of Harrisonburg, VA. about one quarter mile off the highway. It is surrounded by cedars and locust trees. The house is a large square with a back "L" because of remodeling. It was built in 1820, four rooms, two stories. The house was built by Daniel Matthews(1779-1842) His daughetr married Hiram Martz and Locast Grove became their property. It was enlarged in the 1900's, making it twelve rooms.The martz girls maintained the home as a tourist home.

Collection

Collection 002

Acquisition

Accession

22.10

Source or Donor

Ms. Ann T. Baker

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1820

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