Y

Photograph

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Rocktown History

Name/Title

Y

Entry/Object ID

Photo4980.69

Description

The Mason House. 1875. The location is west on Rt 42 in the Linville Creek area. It is almost square with an extension on the south side with a flat roof. It was built by Robert J Mason, a stone mason. He quarried the stone from a nearby ridge.It is signed near the top of the door in stone. The interior is solid walnut including the rafters.

Collection

Collection 002

Acquisition

Accession

22.10

Source or Donor

Ms. Ann T. Baker

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1875

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