Y

Photograph

-

Rocktown History

Name/Title

Y

Entry/Object ID

Photo4980.55

Description

Montevideo. 1840. Colonel Joseph Mauzy who served in the Civil War the father of Albert G Mauzy(1815-1851). They were of Huguenot extraction. Albert operated a store at "Fordwell" on the Shenandoad River. He married Julia Nicholas and moved west of McGaheysville, VA and called it "Montevideo" meaning "Mountain View" lying at the foot of Peaked Mountain in full site of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The house is large rectangular home built with bricks. First floor for business and the two top floors for a residence.

Collection

Collection 002

Acquisition

Accession

22.10

Source or Donor

Ms. Ann T. Baker

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1840

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

July 29, 2026