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قراءة كتاب Green Spring Farm, Fairfax County, Virginia
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اللغة: English
Green Spring Farm, Fairfax County, Virginia
الصفحة رقم: 1
GREEN SPRING FARM
Fairfax County, Virginia
by
ROSS AND NAN NETHERTON
June 1970
| Page | ||
| ILLUSTRATIONS | iv | |
| PREFACE | v | |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | vi | |
| INTRODUCTION | 1 | |
| HISTORICAL NOTES | ||
| I. | Gentleman Freeholders: The Moss Family (1770-1835) | 3 |
| II. | Orchard and Dairy: Fountain Beattie (1878-1917) | 19 |
| III. | The End of the Farming Era: Michael Straight (1942-1969) | 31 |
| ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION: THE MANSION HOUSE | 36 | |
| ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS | ||
| I. | The Tobey House | 51 |
| II. | The Barn | 55 |
| III. | The Log Cabin | 57 |
| IV. | The Spring House | 59 |
| APPENDIXES | ||
| A. | Fairfax County Historic Landmarks Survey Form | 63 |
| B. | Summary of Ownership | 64 |
| C. | Will of John Moss, 1809 | 66 |
| D. | Inventory of Personal Estate of William Moss, April 15, 1835 | 68 |
| E. | Affidavit of Thomas Love and Alfred Moss, October 29, 1839 | 74 |
| F. | Inventory of Personal Estate of Thomas Moss, December 2, 1839 | 76 |
| G. | “A Visit From Mr. Polevoy,” The New Republic, July 16, 1956 | 77 |
| LIST OF SOURCE MATERIALS | 81 | |
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