Y

Photograph

-

Rocktown History

Name/Title

Y

Entry/Object ID

Photo4980.57

Description

Smithland. 1845. Located on Route 11 about one mile north of Harrisonburg. Daniel Smithland,the builder was one of the first justices of Rockingham County and where the first session of court was held in April, 1778. It was a log house then. Edward Harrison Smith and his wife Julia came in possesion in 1842 The log home was torn down in 1895. "Smithland" was build with tall columned portico and massive brick walls, high ceilings and deep fireplaces. Behind the house are the slave quarters of logs and weatherboards.

Collection

Collection 002

Acquisition

Accession

22.10

Source or Donor

Ms. Ann T. Baker

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1845

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