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Metadata
Title |
"The Architecture of Fincastle" |
Catalog Number |
2009.1.748 |
Object Name |
Manuscript |
Scope & Content |
Carbon copy of 23 page manuscript entitled "The Architecture of Fincastle" and cover letter by author Frances Niederer. Letter dated 5/28/58. Addressed to "Pat" on Hollins College, Roanoke, VA letterhead. Letter introduces the manuscript material and describes the work. The manuscript appears to be the partial source of a later 1965 book by the author entitled "The Town of Fincastle Virginia," published by the University Press of Virginia. The manuscript identifies the history, styles and types of architecture prevalent in Fincastle, Virginia from its early 1700s beginnings to the end of the 19th century. |
Subjects |
Historic buildings Historic homes Historic buildings Log buildings Log cabins Architecture |
Search Terms |
Promised Land Grove Hill Santillane Kyle House/Bolton's Store Carper House Prospect Hill Ammen House Kessler House Valley of Virginia Architectural Style Hayth Hotel Western Hotel Botetourt County Jail |
People |
Peck, Mary Willie Christian, Israel Trigg, Mary Harvey Trigg, Stephen Trigg, William |
Date |
1958 |
Collection |
Dorothy S. Kessler Collection |
Copyright |
Historic Fincastle, Inc. has exclusive use and rights to Dorothy S. Kessler's historical materials. |