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Works Project Administration – Articles from Rockingham County
HOUSES
1. SUBJECT:
St. Clair Detamore Home.
2. LOCATION:
East side of Main Street, Dayton, Virginia.
3. DATE:
1835 to 1840, approximately.
4. OWNERS:
Can only give the builder, Detamore, and present owner, Mack Stover, as property was in litigation and
changed hands several times during and after the War Between the States.
5. DESCRIPTION:
See form 3686, attached.
6. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
This home escaped the Sheridan Raid during the War Between the States and now the lower floor is converted
into a garage and filling station by the present owner, Mack Stover.
7. ART:
None.
8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
Informant: Mack Stover.
Court Records of Rockingham County, at Harrisonburg, Virginia.
June 11, 2024 W.A. Byerly
Bridgewater, VA
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HOUSES
1. SUBJECT:
St. Clair Detamore Home.
2. LOCATION:
East side of Main Street, Dayton, Virginia.
3. DATE:
1835 to 1840, approximately.
4. OWNERS:
Can only give the builder, Detamore, and present owner, Mack Stover, as property was in litigation and
changed hands several times during and after the War Between the States.
5. DESCRIPTION:
See form 3686, attached.
6. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
This home escaped the Sheridan Raid during the War Between the States and now the lower floor is converted
into a garage and filling station by the present owner, Mack Stover.
7. ART:
None.
8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
Informant: Mack Stover.
Court Records of Rockingham County, at Harrisonburg, Virginia.
June 11, 2024 W.A. Byerly
Bridgewater, VA
Page 147 of 482
