Y

Photograph

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Rocktown History

Name/Title

Y

Entry/Object ID

Photo4980.62

Description

The Stanley House. 1795. This house is located east of Elkton,VA near the top of Dean Mountain, a part of the Blue Ridge Range. This location was fairly level with water and fertile soil available. The first floor was dug into the soil for security of the home.in the back was three levels. A narrow staircase went to tthe second floor for two rooms with plastered walls.. Three hundred acres were patented to John Stanley in 1794. In 1869 Mr and Mrs H C Hisey restored the home.

Collection

Collection 002

Acquisition

Accession

22.10

Source or Donor

Ms. Ann T. Baker

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1795

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