#OldHouses

[in-tenebris-et-in-solitudine]

[saifsborradores]

[eatingmoldedfruit]

Walking around and seeing old houses makes me feel like a kid

[peeta333]

Ooooo some photos that I have had for a while and haven’t done anything with. 😂 oops #oldhouses #abandonedplaces #abandonedplaces #church #churches #elevators #oneroomschoolhouse #traintrack #prairie #prairies #prairielife https://www.instagram.com/p/CqzDrmDLz3A/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[rezagrats]

#清洲寮 久しぶりに通りがかったらきれいにメンテされてた。 #architecture #archustagram #oldhouses #oldapartment #oldapartments #oldapartmentbuilding #tokyostreetsnap #tokyowalker #東京散歩 (at 清洲寮) https://www.instagram.com/p/CprNlqWPyrA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[alstontbb]

感覺就像穿越過去的老時光，店家將老地方的精神延續，打造出簡單卻充滿個性的咖啡廳。 單品咖啡有著濃郁的咖啡香氣，入口醇厚順滑，令人回味無窮。熱拿鐵香氣濃郁，喝起來非常舒服。蘋果派那酥脆的外皮和甜甜的蘋果餡，口感酥脆，讓人一口接著一口停不下來！ 如果你喜歡富��故事的咖啡廳，這裡不失為一個很好的選擇～ #cafeshop #delicious #foodphotography #tasty #flavorfulfood #applepie #dessert #dessertpic #modern #vintagecharm #drink #retro #oldhouses #art #antique #sense #teatime #attraction #taiwan #新興大旅社 #咖啡廳 #甜點 #うまい #おいしい #美味 #美味しい #美味 #美味しい #復古 #點心 #藝術 #苗栗 （在 新興大旅社 · The Spot Coffee Company） https://www.instagram.com/p/CpppTOXPUpD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[cos]

lucky thirteen. . #signs #numbers #rose #wires #OldHouses #evening #walks #LookUp (at Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpKOz1JpfuA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[weemsbotts]

Salvaging the Tebbs-Mundy House Through Photos & Memories

By: Lisa Timmerman, Executive Director

The Tebbs family dates their arrival to Virginia as early as 1687. Potentially emigrating as an indentured servant, Daniel Tebbs moved to Westmoreland County eventually importing two people, one probably his son Daniel. The family quickly established themselves within the social and political networks, so it is no surprise that James Tebbs (b. ca. 1717), William Tebbs (b. ca.1720), Foushee Tebbs (b. ca. 1723), and Willoughby Tebbs (b. ca. 1760) became influential key players of Dumfries during the port’s busiest age. Tobacco inspectors, church vestries, political representatives, and planter patriarchs categorize the careers of these men, while other Tebbs sailed the seas and explored Kentucky. Daniel Tebbs 1740 will list livestock, structures, and sterling shilling along with the enslaved persons divided amongst his wife and children: Abram, Great Jack, Tapsalom, Little Jack, Jack, Abram, Sara “with her increase” (children), and Frank. We find the Tebbs in local ledgers, such as Daniel Payne’s, when he recorded Major William Tebbs purchasing spice mortal and pestle, candlesticks, and alcohol. The Tebbs are in George Washington’s 1764 Cash Account records when he purchased enslaved persons, Harry, £45; Topsom, £43; Nan, £25.5; and Toney, £17.5, from Daniel Tebbs’ estate, using them for “the work of draining improving and saving the land” in the Dismal Swamp Land Company. The Tebbs also owned a lot of property in Prince William County, notably the Tebbs-Mundry House (in the Town of Dumfries) and Tebbsdale (Cherry Hill area near Quantico Creek).

(HDVI Archives: Tebbs-Mundy house, Elvan Keys reported to be one of the children)

It is easy to overlook Dumfries rich nautical past as most of the 60+ structures in the 18th century no longer stand. One of the last to fall is today named for the Tebbs and Mundy families who owned the property. However, older records also note it as “The Tebbs House”, “The Old Mundy House,” and “The Haunted House.” While Mrs. Warfield Brawner reported “the old house crumbling” and collapsing in the 1920s, it is more likely it fell during the 1930s, damaged from the Hurricane of 1933. Fascinating photographs and family reminiscences paint a spectacular picture of this living memory.

“The old house was in very bad repair for some years, and finally, in a heavy gale, fell in, but it was still standing a few years ago, and I remember it very well, but cannot recall the details well enough to fill in the architectural sheet. It was square, brick, of Flemish bond, with white stone trim. There were of six rooms on the first floor, three on the second, and five in the basement. Originally, there had been more rooms on the second floor, but had evidently been altered to make some exceptionally large rooms, and as if it had been used as a hospital and a school, that would seem likely.

There was a large center hall with removable paneling between that and the drawing room, so that for balls and such festive occasions it could be made into one large room. This paneling was very beautiful and sold to someone in New York, for a thousand dollars. The brick, was likewise, sold, and was taken to Fredericksburg. There were two double chimneys at each end, and large fireplaces in each room. The stone from the basement has been used to build a most attractive house on the same site by the present owner.

There are some of the old trees left, although until a few years ago there were some very large locusts standing that had been there for many years. There was a terraced garden in front that has been rebuikt by the present owner. Back of the house are the lovely woods of Grayson Hill. At the southwest corner of the house is a large well that was probably built by the original owners, this too, has been cleaned and repaired.”

Lee Lansing spoke with Elvan Keys, one of the young children in the photograph. “While many photos are available as mementoes of happier youthful experiences, they tell us of the details of this old house. Mr. Elvan Keys, when questioned of his experience showed us photos of he and his young friends peering from the open window of the second floor – but they told us more – of the relative thickness of the masonry wall, where the window frame had been removed – the modillion cornice and its deteriorated condition, as a result of the roof failure and the location of the window frame in relation to the exterior wall face – his description of the interior and its wall features after the removal of the interior woodwork to be placed in a museum in a far away location.”

Residents of the Town reported that the house and grounds witnessed tea parties with Washington, Col. Henry Lee shooting Willoughby Tebbs, medical treatments, and Civil War encampments. The story of the shooting dates to a 1936 article by R.C. Wright but family researchers have been unable to collaborate this probable folktale. It is more likely the house was a prominent center for social networking. “Miss Maud Ewell of Haymarket, Virginia, remembers hearing her grandmother tell of going there dressed in a rich purple brocade, that had just come in from one of the ships from London”. Not finding the stylish matching flowers needed, she apparently took clusters of purple grapes from the gardens to put “in her powdered hair” for a “striking headdress.”

Elvan Keys noted, “It was always fun for a country boy to visit in Dumfries, because the town kids would take him on a tour of all the exciting places – the old grist mill, the 10 foot hole, the Cabin Branch Mine, and the Haunted House.” He frequented the house playing in the basement supposedly making strange noises up the chimney to scare anyone walking nearby. In 1937, the WPA worker visiting the property wrote, “This is one of the old houses that was the scene of so many stirring scenes in the past, and so many prominent people, who have made our heritage of history, have passed through its doors, that in spite of the fact that there are few physical remains of the old home, its atmosphere is felt.” The memories of the house and family remind us just how tight and interconnected the Town was in the 1700s as enslaved persons, free persons of color, Scottish factors, planters, workers, indentured servants, and many others walked and rode through this historical gem.

Oral history informants: Mr. Charles Callahan, Mrs. Robert Wheat, Mr. & Mrs. Warfield Brawner, Mr. Walter Keys, Miss Maud Ewell, Elvan Keys, C.W. Garrison, and Lee Lansing.

Note: March brings new opportunities to engage in your local history! On Saturday, 03/11, we will design, build, and fly kits in Merchant Park (weather permitting, free tickets here). On Saturday, 03/18, we will meet virtually to discuss fascinating detective fiction from a history & literary perspective (tickets here - member discount).

(Sources: WPA Historic Survey: Town of Dumfries, 1937; Kebler, John Frederick and Robert Steltz. The Descendants of Daniel Tebbs, Westmoreland County, Virginia; Lansing, Lee. The Town of Dumfries and The Honorable Foushee Tebbs (report marked inaccurate, only used the oral history & folktale regarding the photograph); Genealogist Traces History, Tebbs Family Lived in Historic Dumfries, Potomac News, 11/17/1971)

[alexf14r]

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[cwewoodworker-blog]

I see stuff like this all the time it shows how sloppy people can be even in the past. This headed cut nail is probably 100 - 150 years old. It took some real effort to bring it to this state. Probably 3 - 4 difficult blows. After the first bend It would have taken just as much time to remove and replace plus less effort. Not to mention probably a side blow might have straighten it adequately to drive in. #woodworking #oldfurniture #oldhouses #madeinmassachusetts #oldnails https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnx4h7Trpov/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lanternlightersblog]

#Repost @slobofot.0 • • • • • • #oldhouses #streetphoto #kaldrma #oldstreet #nightphotography #kruševac #krusevacuslikama #karadžićeva #starekuće #staraulica #Ukrainewillwin #lanternlighter https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm5HtBQI379/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[shekhar1204]

Secret Old House Renovation Tricks You Never Knew Existed 

[saifsborradores]

There’s no light without darkness

[arcadebroke]

[saopauloantiga]

Casa antiga na baixada do Glicério, Liberdade, região central de São Paulo

[sowildphotography]

' Les Absences', 2020 ..