with a sense of history.

with a sense of history.

John Anderson’s front yard is no longer decorated with piles of sand, and plaster dust no longer coats every surface. Instead, he proudly brings home 18th century English silver candlesticks to complete the dining table decorations, and finds time in his busy life to share his home with countless friends.

Open for all to see

Mr. Anderson opens the mansion to many charitable institutions in the county, such as the Historical Society, Headwaters’ Next Step Program, and Trinity Episcopal Church’s 50th Annual House Tour. The original building was begun by Thomas Fletcher in the 1830s; the addition on the right was originally a ballroom, now a spa- > cious family room, the addition on the left is now the library and formal sitting room. The center hall has the traditional sweeping central staircase. There are seven fireplaces in the home, with simple Greek revival mantelpieces. There are two dining rooms, the formal one, whose fireplace wall is dignified by a portrait of Fletcher, and a more informal one, for family meals. The formal dining room is traditionally furnished with sideboards, servers, silverware chests, and of course, a large table ready for guests. The family dining room has a smaller table, an oak sideboard, and an antique oil-oncanvas hunting scene over the mantel. The old brass chandelier over the table was found in the basement during renovation. Old clocks, blue and white willow ware, tapestries and porcelain, old etchings