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“Jasmin Hill,” on Route ©26 east of Washington, now the home of C. E. Marsh, was built in 1840. This is an interesting house with lovely gardens developed by Mrs. Glass.
“Greenfield,” a mile south of Washington, on the WashingtonSperryville road, is the ancestral Browning place, now the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Armistead Lewis. (Mrs. Lewis was* the widow of John A. Browning, Jr.) The original grant for “Greenfield,” siged by Lord Fairfax and dated June 1735, hangs on its wall. This colonial mansion is filled with his-_ torical relics of great value and association, and there are numerous beautiful paintings, many of them the work of Mrs. Lewis.
“San Jacinto," home of Mr. and Mrs. R. M.'Menefee, also on the Sperryville-Washington road, was built in 1836 of field stone and plaster. The original owner, Colonel Ambler, fought in the war for Texas independence ,and named his estate for the decisive . battle of that war. An article describing the changes made iby the present owner appeared in the Farm Journal magazine of March 1949. Many attractive antiques are to be seen here.
“Apple Tree Cottage,” a quaint , and interesting old place, and the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Hening, is found in Sperryville. This place, said to be over 150 years old, has hand-hewn logs in the original section. It was used for a cooper shop for about 60 years, and has now been charmingly remodeled by the owners. .'N
One of the oldest houses in Rappahannock county is “Mont Medi,” the ancestral home of the Hite family, now the home oil M.r and Mrs. C. R. Hite and Miss Dolly Site. The date of construction is unknown, but it is thought to date back to the Revolution. Just off Route 231, in F. T. Valley, this lovely old place, with its
mecca for all. Tea will be served here by Mrs. Hite.
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