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Second Street 9
Virtual Walking Tour
Lemuel Smith House
This home stands on the site of John Mount's chair factory,
which was in operation from about 1827 to 1882. The chair
factory was later converted into a dwelling, which burned
in 1916. L.P. Smith, proprietor of the Corner Store, then
hired local builder Elbert Divine to build this house, which
he owned until 1934. The Smith house is a typical 20th-century
four-square, so named for its square shape and four interior
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Braden House
Robert Braden (1765-1827) probably built this house between
1816 and 1820. It clearly fits into the local vernacular:
brick on a stone foundation, Flemish bond and closers on
the front façade, five-course common bond on all other
sides. Elbert Divine reportedly added the bay window on the
south side and the front porch in 1913.
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The Hardware Store
This structure housed Lewis Hough's chair manufacturing
business from sometime prior to 1875 to about 1895. Hough
(1829-1900) expanded his business to include undertaking,
making caskets and coffins. Hough's son-in-law, Lemuel Smith,
later took over the undertaking business. For many years
the town council and the local chapter of Fraternal Americans
used the upstairs as meeting space. Around 1936, Smith sold
the building to Arthur Hawes, who operated a grocery store
here. In later years, John Rollison ran a hardware store/gas
station/barber shop. The Waterford Foundation purchased the
building in the 1960s and uses it as exhibit space during
the annual fair. |
The James House
The James family, who operated the Waterford Market across
the street, built this house circa 1890. E.B. Myers, owner
of the Tin Shop, lived here in later years. Arthur Hawes
made it his home for nearly fifty years, while he ran the
grocery store next door. This frame structure clad in German
siding is typical of many houses constructed in Virginia
around the turn of the century. The central cross gable adds
a feeling of verticality to the horizontal structure, while
its round window and peak finial further emphasize the center
of the house, including the front entry. |
The Forge
The land on which the forge sits was once part of 40193
Main Street, the log house on the Big Hill. This board and
batten structure was most likely constructed to serve as
a barn for that house. The exterior indicates three stages
of construction. Today the Waterford Foundation uses the
forge to demonstrate blacksmith and gunsmith work during
the annual fair. |
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