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TWO OF THE HOUSES open for tour October 18 and 19 frature building materials that were available and inexpensive for the early Rappahannock settlers and have proved durable through the years.
The “Mill House,” located on Mountain Green Farm near Washington, has a basement kitchen and massive chimney made of native fieldstone and a first floor level made from hand-hewn chestnut logs. Present occupants Steve and Margie Righter are restoring the 150-year-old house. They have retained the exposed beams, wide broom-buffed floor boards and wood stoves for heat. As always, the loft provides sleeping quarters for the children.
“Captains Den” in Old Hollow near Sperryville is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson. Although built in the early twentieth century, this house is also made of native materials. The exterior is made of hawn-hewn chestnut logs from the “ghost forest” of the Shenandoah National Park.
The houses will be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 18, and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, October 19. A special feature on Sunday will be basket making, demonstrated by Mrs. Cody Cook of Luray, using only an ax and a knife. The house tour is sponsored by the Rappahannock Historical Society in conjunction with the annual dried flower show of the Trinity Episcoal Church.
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