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Second Street 3
Virtual Walking Tour
Samuel Hough House
Samuel Hough-the Quaker Samuel, not the later Methodist,
and another of "Old John's" grandsons-erected this
dwelling between 1817 and 1820. It remained in the Hough
family until the 1830s, when Israel T. Griffith lived here.
By 1875, Jacob Scott, secretary of the Loudoun Mutual Fire
Insurance Company, owned the house. This is one of the most
elegantly embellished dwellings in Waterford, with keystone
lintels, an unusual and striking cornice, and beautifully
carved interior woodwork-the only house to have an interior
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Catoctin Creek
Mary Ann Taylor (1797-1876) purchased this house from John
Palmer in 1822/23 and lived here at least through 1875. During
the 1950s the owners repaired the dilapidated house and added
the wing to the south. They named it Catoctin Creek, and
operated a boys' school and camp here. Beneath the stucco
is brick on a stone foundation. The original section has
a hall-parlor interior.
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The Merchant House
John Spinks (c.1850-1943) of Paeonian Springs constructed
this house shortly after 1906 for Charles Merchant, who had
been advised to move his son from Washington, D.C., for his
health. This is a typical turn-of-the-century frame dwelling,
with German siding and a metal gable roof. The Victorian
style front porch enlivens an otherwise simple façade. |
The Ephraim Schooley House
This house was originally constructed as two separate dwellings.
They were not merged as one until 1959. The southern half
was built before 1827; the northern half was added prior
to 1851. The southern portion originally had a central door
opening into the hall; the parlor adjoined the hall. Today
those two rooms are one large room. The northern side is
essentially unchanged from its two-room side-passage plan,
with a passage to the left of the two rooms. Rear additions
and a tiny wing on the northern end expand the living space. |
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