Title
Set of Three Photographs of Rives Family Homes
Object Type
Date
c. 1900
Description
A SET OF 3 PHOTOGRAPHS OF RIVES FAMILY HOMES (American, circa 1900).
.1= The smallest shows a two-story Italianate home (c. 1860) on a hill with Gothic bay windows.
.2= The medium shows Castle Hill as built in 1764 by Thomas Walker: a two-story gambrel roof Colonial farmhouse in Virginia with transom windows and a large front lawn with two people in front.
.3= The largest shows a brick Federal style 1824 two-story plantation-style addition to Castle Hill with columned loggias (conservatories) on either side, with several family members in front. Castle Hill was the Rives family seat.
.1= The smallest shows a two-story Italianate home (c. 1860) on a hill with Gothic bay windows.
.2= The medium shows Castle Hill as built in 1764 by Thomas Walker: a two-story gambrel roof Colonial farmhouse in Virginia with transom windows and a large front lawn with two people in front.
.3= The largest shows a brick Federal style 1824 two-story plantation-style addition to Castle Hill with columned loggias (conservatories) on either side, with several family members in front. Castle Hill was the Rives family seat.
Cultural Origin
American
Medium
Photograph
Extent
.1= 14-3/4" x 12-1/2" .2=13-1/4" x 10-1/4"
.3=13" x 11"
.3=13" x 11"
Collection
Source
Gift of Mrs. Gwendolen E. Rives.
Identifier
PSNC.5147.1 - .3
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