Architectural historian Camille Wells on “The Multistoried House”
In 1998, Camille Wells wrote this terrific survey of the literature – and schools of thought – in the architectural …
Category Archives: House
Early photograph of the new roof (roofs) on the house
Circa 1910: This photo was likely taken early 20th century, I’m guessing 1910 or so, given the age of the …
The House in 1898
Circa 1898: The W.L. Crutchfield family, in front of Mahockney, in a photo dated “c. 1898” in our copy. We …
Ann Burwell Latane Ware writes to sister of battle south of Tappahannock
1863, March 6: Letter from Ann Elizabeth Burwell (Latane) Ware to Jannette Roane (Latane) Campbell (sisters born at Mahockney). Mahockney …
Thomas Latane, son of Henry Waring Latane, born at The Meadows
September 25th, 1824: Thomas Latane is born over at The Meadows, the son of Henry Waring Latane, and therefore a …
Henry W. Latane builds his own house, The Meadow
1823, December 20: Below is the detailed bill for the 1823 construction of “The Meadow” house of Henry W. Latane, apparently …
Mahockney house expanded in 1820
1820 12 21: This document is believed to be the bill for the 1820 addition of a second full story to …
James Henry Latane born at Mahockney
February 1820: William Catesby Latane and his wife Anne Elizabeth (Burwell) Latane have their first child, at Mahockney, a son: …
Mahockney’s Four-Foot Mountain of Conceit
I was born of a Virginian mother and a North Carolinian father, used to ride across the state-line between the two states on …
Mahockney plantation tied up in lawsuits
August 1718: The legal situation of Edward Gouldman’s and Robert Tomlin’s inheritances was rather messy, in part perhaps due to …
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