DOCSLIB.ORG

James River Plantations-Charles City 91

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
James River Plantations-Charles City 91 HOSTED BY THE OWNERS OF BERKELEY, SHIRLEY AND WESTOVER PLANTATIONS James River Plantations-Charles City 91 TICKET INCLUDES ADMISSION TO THE FOLLOWING 3 PROPERTIES IN CHARLES CITY, AS WELL AS THE WESTOVER EPISCOPAL CHURCH: Berkeley Plantation Shirley Plantation 12602 Harrison Landing Road 501 Shirley Plantation Road The site of the first official Thanksgiving Shirley Plantation is home to 12 generations in 1619, Berkeley is also the birthplace of of one family who continue to own, operate Benjamin Harrison V, signer of the Decla- and work Virginia’s first plantation, estab- ration of Independence and three-time lished only six years after John Smith’s set- governor of Virginia. The estate is the tlement at Jamestown in 1607. Shirley birthplace of William Henry Harrison, Plantation is the oldest family-owned busi- Photo courtesy of Westover Plantation Photo courtesy of Westover ninth president of the United States, and ness in North America, farmed by the Hill ancestral home of his grandson, Benjamin Carter family since 1638. The present Harrison, the 23rd president. Taps was mansion was begun in 1723 as a wedding composed here when General McClellan present for Elizabeth Hill and John Carter, headquartered 140,000 Union troops on eldest son of Robert “King” Carter. The the property for two months in 1862. The mother of Confederate General Robert E. original Georgian mansion, built in 1726 Lee, Anne Hill Carter, was born at Shirley of brick fired on the plantation, occupies and married Revolutionary War hero, a landscaped hilltop site overlooking the “Light Horse Harry” Lee in the great historic James River. The date of the house parlor. Considered by many to be building and the initials of the owners, the most intact Colonial estate in America, Benjamin Harrison IV and his wife Anne, the great house is largely in its original appear in a datestone over a side door. state and features a three-floor, square- The mansion is said to be the oldest rigged or “flying” staircase in the main James River three-story brick house in Virginia that hall. Still lived in by direct descendants of can prove its date and the first with a ped- the first generation, Edward Hill, the guid- iment roof. Five terraced gardens leading ed tour of the great house highlights sto- from the house to the river were dug by ries from the Hill Carter family, including PlantationsSUNDAY-TUESDAY, APRIL 19-21, 2020, 10 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M. hand before the Revolutionary War. Many several occasions when the property was 100-year-old trees grace the restored box- saved by the hard work, dedication and hu- Open together, three historic properties and a church that dates back to the 1630s celebrate wood garden offering breathtaking vistas manity of the Carter women. Gardens, Historic Garden Week on three consecutive days. A special combo ticket allows access to of the James River. On the adjacent farm- eight original colonial outbuildings and the extensive grounds, numerous outbuildings and interiors of all three sites. In addition, land, sheep graze in the distant rolling hills commanding views of the James River afternoon tea will be offered by reservation at Shirley. All are located along scenic Route on this nearly 1000-acre plantation. complete this majestic setting. 5 in Charles City between Richmond and Williamsburg. In addition, lunch is offered on all Owned by the Malcolm E. Jamieson family. Owned by the Charles Hill Carter family. three tour days at Westover Episcopal Church, which is also open for touring. Berkeley, Shirley and Westover Plantations are Virginia and National Historic Landmarks, working Westover Plantation plantations, private family homes and living links to our country’s past. 7000 Westover Road SPECIAL ACTIVITY — WESTOVER PLANTATION • Local historians sharing collection of One of the grandest and most beautiful of period weapons and equipment the Colonial Plantations, Westover was CONTACT INFORMATION AT TOUR SITES • The grounds, gardens and eight original • Experience the firing of an authentic Civil built in the mid-eighteenth century by the AND FOR BUS GROUPS outbuildings at Shirley Plantation, with a War cannon on the grounds at 11:30 a.m., Byrd family. Long considered a premier self guided house tour of the first floor 1:30 and 3 p.m. on April 19-21 example of Georgian architecture in BERKELEY PLANTATION Grounds and gardens at Westover America, the house’s special charm lies in • PARKING AVAILABLE AT EACH PLANTATION • Tammy Radcliff (888) 466-6018 Plantation, as well as a tour of the its elegant yet extremely simple form and [email protected] • Bus groups should make arrangements perfect proportions. Of special interest are downstairs interior, which is open especially for tickets and parking prior to arrival. berkeleyplantation.com for Historic Garden Week the steepness of the roof, the tall chimneys SHIRLEY PLANTATION • Tour of nearby Westover Episcopal Church DIRECTIONS TO TOUR AREA in pairs at both ends of the main house, • Melissa Bjorkman (804) 829-5121 • Heading East into Richmond on I-64: and the elaborate doorway, which contin- LUNCH AT WESTOVER CHURCH From 64, take I-295 South around Richmond. ues to be recognized as “the Westover [email protected] • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Monday shirleyplantation.com Take Exit #22A onto Scenic Rt. 5. doorway” despite its adaptation to many and Tuesday • Heading West on I-64 from other buildings and homes. Shaded by WESTOVER PLANTATION • $15 pp with advanced reservations Williamsburg: Take Exit #211 (Rt. 106 150-year-old tulip poplars, Westover’s lawn • Andrea Erda (804) 829-2882 Luncheon reservations in advance: south). Follow to Rt. 5. offers a commanding view of the James [email protected] • www.westoverepiscopalchurch.org and • From Williamsburg (scenic route): River and majestic eagles soaring over- westover-plantation.com click on “HGW lunch" Take Rt. 199 west in Williamsburg. head. The grounds are still protected by Proceed to Rt. 5. TICKETS SPECIAL ACTIVITY — SHIRLEY PLANTATION wrought-iron gates hung by William Byrd • $60 pp for a combo ticket • Afternoon Tea at Shirley Plantation with in 1709 and considered the finest set of • $25 pp single-site admission Mrs. Carter. On Sunday, April 19 at 3 p.m., 18th-century gates in the country. The vagardenweek.org join Mrs. Carter on the garden terrace for SELF-DRIVING TOUR grounds include several outbuildings and a Combo ticket includes: afternoon tea complete with tea sandwiches, This is a self-driving tour with walking large walled garden, complete with hun- • Access to the grounds and gardens at pastries, and Shirley Plantation jams. at tour properties. Please wear dreds-year old boxwood and the marble Berkeley and guided house tours of the • $35 pp in addition to the cost of admission appropriate flat-heeled shoes to allow tomb of William Byrd II, author, diarist, mansion’s first floor and basement • Reservations at shirleyplantation.com for uneven surfaces. Colonial leader and founder of the cities HOSTED BY THE OWNERS OF BERKELEY, SHIRLEY AND WESTOVER PLANTATIONS James River Plantations-Charles City 93 Photo courtesy of Berkeley Plantation Berkeley Plantation Garden Tour proceeds also fund a graduate level fellowship program in landscape architecture. of Petersburg and Richmond. The interi- Westover plantation. The end of support or, normally closed to the public, is noted for the Episcopal Church by public taxa- for the beautiful proportions of the tion at the start of the Revolutionary War JOIN US MAY 13-14, 2020 rooms, ornately carved ceilings, the detail in 1776, followed by the War of 1812, the FOR CENTENNIAL EVENTS of the cornice and stairway, and an unusu- prejudice against the Church as an English al black mantelpiece. And because it's a loyalist institution, and a declining interest May 13 Thomas Woltz is changing conventional home and not a museum, visitors will see in religion culminated in a period of dese- wisdom about landscape architecture. the recent transformation of the library cration at Westover. For 30 years after His work has yielded hundreds of acres of reconstructed wetlands, reforested land, into a new kitchen and living space, on 1803, Westover Church was misused as a native meadows and wildlife habitat. display for the very first time. After the barn and services of the Protestant Epis- May 14 death of William Byrd III's widow in copal Church of Virginia lapsed complete- Paula Pryke is one of the world’s leading 1814, Westover was sold out of the Byrd ly in Charles City County. In 1833, howev- floral designers and an inspiration to both novices and experts. Her flower school in family. In 1921 Mr. and Mrs. Richard er, religious services were revived by the London provides sought-after credentials Crane acquired the property. Today, their Reverend Parke Farley Berkeley, a mission- for anyone serious about mastering the great-granddaughter and her family make ary sent to Charles City County. At this art of floral design. it their home and care for this historic time the church structure was repaired and May 14 – September 6 landmark. Westover was featured on the restored, principally through the efforts of “A Landscape Saved: The Garden Club of Virginia at 100,” an exhibition at the first Historic Garden Week in 1929. the Harrisons and Carters, owners of Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Erda and Fisher families, owners. Berkeley and Shirley plantations. Badly Richmond, Virginia damaged by Federal troops during the Civ- Westover Episcopal Church il War, Westover Church was once more For 100 years, the women of the Garden Club 6401 John Tyler Memorial Highway restored to service in 1867 and has been of Virginia have always had their way of getting used faithfully ever since.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
    NPS Form 10-900 0MB No 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This form 1s for use m nommatmg or requesting determinations for md1v1dual properties and districts. See instructions in National Register Bulletln, Holl' ro Complete the Natio11al Register of Hisloric Places Reg1s1ra1i011 Form If any Item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "NIA• for "not apphcable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the mstrucuons. 1. Name of Property Historic name: Malvern Hill (2020 Update) Other names/site number: --=....a..a.~~=-~~-------------------OHR #043-0008 N am e of related multiple property listing: The Civil War in Virginia. 1861-1865: Historic and Archaeological Resources (Enter "N/ A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing 2. Location Street & number: 9743 Malvern Hill Lane City or town: Richmond State: __,Y-A~=--- County: Henrico Not For Publication:~ Vicinity:~ 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this _.X_ additional documentation _ move _ removal _ name change (additional documentation)_ other meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property _1l_ meets _ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant at the following level(s) of significance: ..x.._ national ..x.._ statewide ...X..
    [Show full text]
  • The James River Plantations
    98 Harrisonburg 99 Live here. The Live creatively. James River Plantations Sunday, April 22, 2018 Monday, April 23, 2018 Tuesday, April 24, 2018 Photo courtesy of Westover Plantation Photo courtesy of Westover 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Open together, three historic properties and a church that dates back to the 1630s celebrate Historic Garden Week on three consecutive days. A special combo ticket allows access to the extensive grounds, numerous outbuildings and interiors of all three sites. In addition, afternoon tea will be offered by reservation at Shirley. All are located along scenic Route 5 in Charles City between Richmond and Williamsburg. In addition, lunch is offered on all three tour days at Westover Episcopal Church, which is also open for At Bridgewater Retirement Community, creative energy makes us who touring. Berkeley, Shirley and Westover Plantations are Virginia and National Historic Landmarks, working plantations, private family homes and living links to our country’s past. we are. People were meant to create. We create art and music. We create families. We create lives. Retirement is not the end of creativity—it’s the beginning. Through classes, activities and outings, our residents immerse themselves in new experiences and refine old skills. You’ve spent your life creating good things. Join us in keeping the creative spirit alive. Hosted by the owners of Ticket information: $45 pp. www.vagar- Berkeley, Shirley and Westover Plantations denweek.org. Combo ticket allows access to the grounds and gardens at Berkeley and Contact information at tour sites guided house tours of the mansion’s first Simple pleasures.
    [Show full text]
  • The Difficult Plantation Past: Operational and Leadership Mechanisms and Their Impact on Racialized Narratives at Tourist Plantations
    THE DIFFICULT PLANTATION PAST: OPERATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP MECHANISMS AND THEIR IMPACT ON RACIALIZED NARRATIVES AT TOURIST PLANTATIONS by Jennifer Allison Harris A Dissertation SubmitteD in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public History Middle Tennessee State University May 2019 Dissertation Committee: Dr. Kathryn Sikes, Chair Dr. Mary Hoffschwelle Dr. C. Brendan Martin Dr. Carroll Van West To F. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I cannot begin to express my thanks to my dissertation committee chairperson, Dr. Kathryn Sikes. Without her encouragement and advice this project would not have been possible. I would like to express my deepest appreciation to my dissertation committee members Drs. Mary Hoffschwelle, Carroll Van West, and Brendan Martin. My very deepest gratitude extends to Dr. Martin and the Public History Program for graciously and generously funding my research site visits. I’m deeply indebted to the National Science Foundation project research team, Drs. Derek H. Alderman, Perry L. Carter, Stephen P. Hanna, David Butler, and Amy E. Potter. However, I owe special thanks to Dr. Butler who introduced me to the project data and offered ongoing mentorship through my research and writing process. I would also like to extend my deepest gratitude to Dr. Kimberly Douglass for her continued professional sponsorship and friendship. The completion of my dissertation would not have been possible without the loving support and nurturing of Frederick Kristopher Koehn, whose patience cannot be underestimated. I must also thank my MTSU colleagues Drs. Bob Beatty and Ginna Foster Cannon for their supportive insights. My friend Dr. Jody Hankins was also incredibly helpful and reassuring throughout the last five years, and I owe additional gratitude to the “Low Brow CrowD,” for stress relief and weekend distractions.
    [Show full text]
  • A Plantation Family Wardrobe, 1825 - 1835
    Virginia Commonwealth University VCU Scholars Compass Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 2010 A Plantation Family Wardrobe, 1825 - 1835 Jennifer Lappas Virginia Commonwealth University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd Part of the Theatre and Performance Studies Commons © The Author Downloaded from https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2299 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at VCU Scholars Compass. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of VCU Scholars Compass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1 The Carter Family Shirley Plantation claims the rightful spot as Virginia’s first plantation and the oldest family-run business in North America. It began as a royal land grant given to Sir Thomas West and his wife Lady Cessalye Shirley in 1613 and developed into the existing estate one can currently visit by 1725. The present day estate consists of the mansion itself and ten additional buildings set along a Queen Anne forecourt. These buildings include a Root Cellar, Pump House, two-story Plantation Kitchen, two story Laundry, Smokehouse, Storehouse with an Ice House below, a second Storehouse for grain, Brick Stable, Log Barn and Pigeon House or Dovecote. At one time the Great House was augmented by a North and a South Flanker: they were two free standing wings, 60 feet long and 24 feet wide and provided accommodations for visitors and guests. The North Flanker burned and its barrel-vaulted basement was converted into a root cellar and the South Flanker was torn down in 1868.
    [Show full text]
  • Shirley Plantation As a Historic House Museum, 1894–2013
    Virginia Commonwealth University VCU Scholars Compass Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 2013 "To Preserve, Protect, and Pass On:" Shirley Plantation as a Historic House Museum, 1894–2013 Kerry Dahm Virginia Commonwealth University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd Part of the History Commons © The Author Downloaded from https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3282 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at VCU Scholars Compass. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of VCU Scholars Compass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. © Kerry A. Dahm 2013 All Rights Reserved “To Preserve, Protect, and Pass On:” Shirley Plantation as a Historic House Museum, 1894–2013 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University. by Kerry Anne Dahm Bachelor of Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2009 Director: Dr. John T. Kneebone Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University Department of History Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia December 2013 ii Acknowledgements My journey through graduate school and my ability to write and finish this thesis is due to the many people who have supported and encouraged me in the last two years. Each one of them has helped me pursue this once unthinkable goal of getting a graduate degree in History. I would like to thank… • Dr. Norrece T. Jones for helping me to develop critical thinking and historical research skills while I was an undergraduate student at VCU. • The staff at the Library of Virginia, particularly John Deal, Brent Tarter, Mari Julienne, and Gregg Kimball for listening to me talk about my thesis and offering advice as well as encouragement for pursuing my topic.
    [Show full text]
  • Hunt Club 23
    Charles City County Business Directory County Guide Compiled September 1998 By: Charles City County Department of Planning January 2016 **Please contact the Department of Planning to report any incorrect information** Introduction Charles City County is a quiet, rural haven located in the east-central portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia. In 1634, the colonial General Assembly met at Jamestown and divided the Virginia Colony into eight shires, similar to those in England. These were Accomack, Charles River, Henrico, Elizabeth City, James City, Warwick River, Warrosquyoake and Charles City. The Charles City shire was named for the English King's son, Charles, who later became King Charles I. When first established, Charles City comprised a large area on both sides of the James River, but gradually it lost land area to the formation of other counties. Settlement in Charles City County began as early as 1613. Many of the famous estates were patented in these early years. Charles Carter built Shirley Plantation about 1769. It is believed to be the first Virginia plantation. Today the Carter family still owns Shirley Plantation. Benjamin Harrison, IV, built the Berkeley Plantation mansion in 1726. Berkeley was the birthplace of Benjamin Harrison, V, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Governor of Virginia. Berkeley was also the home of William Henry Harrison, the ninth President of the United States. John Tyler, tenth President of the United States, purchased Sherwood Forest in 1842. William Byrd, III, a notable Virginia planter, author, and colonial official constructed Westover Plantation about 1730. Evelynton Plantation was originally part of William Byrd's expansive Westover Plantation.
    [Show full text]
  • Virginian Writers Fugitive Verse
    VIRGIN IAN WRITERS OF FUGITIVE VERSE VIRGINIAN WRITERS FUGITIVE VERSE we with ARMISTEAD C. GORDON, JR., M. A., PH. D, Assistant Proiesso-r of English Literature. University of Virginia I“ .‘ '. , - IV ' . \ ,- w \ . e. < ~\ ,' ’/I , . xx \ ‘1 ‘ 5:" /« .t {my | ; NC“ ‘.- ‘ '\ ’ 1 I Nor, \‘ /" . -. \\ ' ~. I -. Gil-T 'J 1’: II. D' VI. Doctor: .. _ ‘i 8 » $9793 Copyrighted 1923 by JAMES '1‘. WHITE & C0. :To MY FATHER ARMISTEAD CHURCHILL GORDON, A VIRGINIAN WRITER OF FUGITIVE VERSE. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. The thanks of the author are due to the following publishers, editors, and individuals for their kind permission to reprint the following selections for which they hold copyright: To Dodd, Mead and Company for “Hold Me Not False” by Katherine Pearson Woods. To The Neale Publishing Company for “1861-1865” by W. Cabell Bruce. To The Times-Dispatch Publishing Company for “The Land of Heart‘s Desire” by Thomas Lomax Hunter. To The Curtis Publishing Company for “The Lane” by Thomas Lomax Hunter (published in The Saturday Eve- ning Post, and copyrighted, 1923, by the Curtis Publishing 00.). To the Johnson Publishing Company for “Desolate” by Fanny Murdaugh Downing (cited from F. V. N. Painter’s Poets of Virginia). To Harper & Brothers for “A Mood” and “A Reed Call” by Charles Washington Coleman. To The Independent for “Life’s Silent Third”: by Charles Washington Coleman. To the Boston Evening Transcript for “Sister Mary Veronica” by Nancy Byrd Turner. To The Century for “Leaves from the Anthology” by Lewis Parke Chamberlayne and “Over the Sea Lies Spain” by Charles Washington Coleman. To Henry Holt and Company for “Mary‘s Dream” by John Lowe and “To Pocahontas” by John Rolfe.
    [Show full text]
  • National Park Service Cultural Landscapes Inventory 1999
    National Park Service Cultural Landscapes Inventory 1999 Revised 2008 Jamestown Island Area Colonial National Historical Park Table of Contents Inventory Unit Summary & Site Plan Concurrence Status Geographic Information and Location Map Management Information National Register Information Chronology & Physical History Analysis & Evaluation of Integrity Condition Treatment Bibliography & Supplemental Information Jamestown Island Area Colonial National Historical Park Inventory Unit Summary & Site Plan Inventory Summary The Cultural Landscapes Inventory Overview: CLI General Information: Cultural Landscapes Inventory – General Information The Cultural Landscapes Inventory (CLI) is a database containing information on the historically significant landscapes within the National Park System. This evaluated inventory identifies and documents each landscape’s location, size, physical development, condition, landscape characteristics, character-defining features, as well as other valuable information useful to park management. Cultural landscapes become approved inventory records when all required data fields are entered, the park superintendent concurs with the information, and the landscape is determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places through a consultation process or is otherwise managed as a cultural resource through a public planning process. The CLI, like the List of Classified Structures (LCS), assists the National Park Service (NPS) in its efforts to fulfill the identification and management requirements associated
    [Show full text]
  • General Photograph Collection Index-Richmond Related Updated 10/3/14
    THE VALENTINE General Photograph Collection Richmond-related Subjects The Valentine’s Archives hold one million photographs that document people, places, and events in Richmond and Virginia. This document is an index of the major Richmond- related subject headings of the Valentine’s General Photograph Collection. Photographs in this collection date from the late 19th century until the present and are arranged by subject. Additional major subjects in the General Photograph Collection include: • Civil War • Cook Portrait Collection – Portraits of famous Virginians • Museum Collection – Museum objects and buildings • Virginia Buildings and Places The Valentine also has the following additional photograph collections: • Small Photograph Collection – Prints 3”x5” and under • Oversized Photograph Collection – Large and panoramic prints • Cased Image Collection – 400+ daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, and framed photographs • Stereograph Collection – 150+ views of Richmond, Virginia and the Civil War • Over 40 individual photograph collections – Including those of Robert A. Lancaster, Jr., Palmer Gray, Mary Wingfield Scott, Edith Shelton, and the Colonial Dementi Studio. Please inquire by email ([email protected]), fax (804-643-3510), or mail (The Valentine, Attn: Archives, 1015 E. Clay Street, Richmond, VA 23219) to schedule a research appointment, order a photograph, or to obtain more information about photographs in the Valentine’s collection. Church Picnic in Bon Air, 1880s Cook Collection, The Valentine Page 1 of 22 The Valentine
    [Show full text]
  • St.Catherine's
    fall 2008 vol. 67 no. 1 st.catherine’snow inside: The Essence of St. Catherine’s Spirit Fest Highlights Alumnae and Parent Authors 1 Blair Beebe Smith ’83 came to St. Catherine’s from Chicago as a 15-year-old boarding student with a legacy connection - her mother, Caroline Short Beebe ’55 - and the knowledge that her great-grand- father had relatives in town. “I didn’t know a soul,” said Blair, today a Richmond resident and kitchen designer with Heritage Woodworks. A younger sister – Anne Beebe ’85 – shortly followed her to St. Catherine’s, and today Blair maintains a connection with her alma mater through her own daughters – junior Sarah and freshman Blair Beebe Smith ’83 Peyton. Her son Harvard is a 6th grader at St. Christopher’s. Blair recently shared her memories of living for two years on Bacot II: Boarding Memories2 The Skirt Requirement “Because we had to Williams Hotel “We had our permission slips signed wear skirts to dinner, we threw on whatever we could find. and ready to go for overnights at Sarah Williams’ house. It didn’t matter if it was clean or dirty, whether it matched Sarah regularly had 2, 3, 4 or more of us at the ‘Williams the rest of our outfit or not…the uglier, the better.” Hotel.’ It was great.” Doing Laundry “I learned from my friends how Dorm Supervisors “Most of our dorm supervi- to do laundry (in the basement of Bacot). I threw every- sors were pretty nice. I was great friends with Damon thing in at once, and as a result my jeans turned all my Herkness and Kim Cobbs.” white turtlenecks blue.
    [Show full text]
  • The Archaeology of Rich Neck Plantation (44WB52): Description of the Features
    The Archaeology of Rich Neck Plantation (44WB52): Description of the Features David Muraca Philip Levy Leslie McFaden 2003 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Library Research Report Series ­ 0386 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Library Williamsburg, Virginia 2009 The Archaeology of Rich Neck Plantation (44WB52): Description of the Features by David Muraca Philip Levy Leslie McFaden The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Department of Archaeological Research P.O. Box 1776 Williamsburg, VA 23187­1776 (757) 220­7330 Marley R. Brown III Principal Investigator January 2003 i Page Chapter 1. Introduction 1 The Site 8 Chapter 2. George Menefie Ownership (ca. 1635­1636) 11 Chapter 3. Richard and Elizabeth Kemp Ownership (1636­1650) 15 Archaeological Features 17 Structure A (Richard Kemp's dwelling house) 17 Structure B (The Kitchen) 21 Kiln 23 Enclosures 26 Refuse Middens 31 Discussion 31 Structures Made of Brick 31 Protection 32 Landscape Design 33 Chapter 4. Sir Thomas and Lady Elizabeth Lunsford Ownership (1650­1653) 37 Archaeological Features 40 Structure G (Agricultural Shed) 40 Enclosures 42 Discussion 43 Chapter 5. Thomas Ludwell Ownership (1665­1677) 47 Archaeological Features 48 Structure A (Thomas Ludwell's Dwelling) 49 Kitchen/Quarter/Workspace 52 The Additions 60 Discussion 66 Post Structures 66 Structure D 70 Structures E and F 71 Structure H 73 Watering Hole 75 The Human Burial 75 Enclosures 77 Trash Disposal 77 Discussion 77 Grazing Area 79 Structure H 79 Courtyard Plan 85 ii Chapter 6. Philip Ludwell/Philip Ludwell II Occpancy and Ownership (1674­1694) 87 Archaeological Features 87 Dwelling House 87 The Rest of the Site 89 Discussion 90 Afterword 93 References 95 Appendix 1.
    [Show full text]
  • January 27, 1998 -1- Draft Minutes of the Regular
    Draft Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Planning Commission of the County of Henrico, Virginia, held in the Demonstration Kitchen, on the 2nd Floor of the Human Services Building in the Government Center 8600 Dixon Powers Drive, Beginning at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 27, 1998. Members Present: Mr. C. W. Archer, C.P.S., Chairman (Fairfield) Ms. Elizabeth G. Dwyer, C.P.C., Vice Chairman (Tuckahoe) Mr. David A. Zehler, C.P.C. (Varina) Mr. Ernest B. Vanarsdall, C.P.C. (Brookland) Mrs. Mary L. Wade (Three Chopt) Mr. James B. Donati, Jr., Board of Supervisors Representative, (Varina) Others Present: Mr. Randy R. Silber, Acting, Director of Planning Mr. David D. O'Kelly, Jr., Principal Planner Mr. Jim P. Strauss, CLA, County Planner Mr. E. J. (Ted) McGarry, III, County Planner Mr. Kevin D. Wilhite, County Planner Ms. Leslie A. News, CLA, County Planner Mr. R. Kirby Smith, Drafting Technician Mr. Robert J. Eagle, Associates County Planner Mr. L. Jerry Peay, Planning Technician Mr. Todd Eure, Assistant Traffic Engineer Ms. Diana B. Carver, Recording Secretary Mrs. L. B. Ann Cleary, Office Assistant Mr. Archer - We have a pretty lengthy agenda today, so we will get started and I'll turn it over to the Secretary, Mr. Silber. Mr. Silber - Yes, sir, Mr. Chairman, I appreciate that. Can everyone hear us in the back of the room? We are having some microphone problems this morning. Welcome to the Planning Commission meeting. I would like to apologize for the accommodations here. The Board Room over in the administration building is still under renovation and with any luck that should be finished by the end of February and by March we should be back in our new quarters.
    [Show full text]