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Works Project Administration – Articles from Rockingham County
HOUSES
1. SUBJECT:
T.H.B. Brown Home.
2. LOCATION:
West side Main Street, Bridgewater, Virginia.
3. DATE:
About 1835.
4. OWNERS:
This home has been in the Brown family from pre-war days. It was purchased twenty-five years ago by Dr.
B.H. Beydler, now deceased, and is now owned by his widow.
5. DESCRIPTION:
The Brown house is a red brick house with chimneys built inside of the wall. Originally there were three stories.
The basement was used for servants’ quarters but later for the family dining room.
See form 3686, attached.
6. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
None.
7. ART:
None.
8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
Informants: Mr. A. White, Bridgewater, Virginia.
Mr. C.E. Richcreek, Bridgewater, Virginia.
April 20, 2024 W.A. Byerly
Bridgewater, VA
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HOUSES
1. SUBJECT:
T.H.B. Brown Home.
2. LOCATION:
West side Main Street, Bridgewater, Virginia.
3. DATE:
About 1835.
4. OWNERS:
This home has been in the Brown family from pre-war days. It was purchased twenty-five years ago by Dr.
B.H. Beydler, now deceased, and is now owned by his widow.
5. DESCRIPTION:
The Brown house is a red brick house with chimneys built inside of the wall. Originally there were three stories.
The basement was used for servants’ quarters but later for the family dining room.
See form 3686, attached.
6. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
None.
7. ART:
None.
8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
Informants: Mr. A. White, Bridgewater, Virginia.
Mr. C.E. Richcreek, Bridgewater, Virginia.
April 20, 2024 W.A. Byerly
Bridgewater, VA
Page 121 of 482
