Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Virginia

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Primarily nineteenth century correspondence, legal documents, memorandums, photographs, and miscellaneous papers from the Allmand Family of Norfolk, Virginia. Also includes three 1828-1843 ledger books of John Allmand, one 1837-1840 letter book of John Allmand, and one book of religious interpretation, likely written by Reverend John Singer Wallace. This collection also includes legal documents from the Estate of William Keeling and the Stone family.

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Personal papers and correspondence. Business papers and correspondence related to the Norfolk Historic Foundation.

Scope and Contents One mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century scrapbook containing clippings, genealogical information, and other materials related to the Whittle family, Christ Church, and Christ and Saint Luke's Church in Norfolk, Virginia. Handwritten genealogies trace the ancestry of several prominent connected Norfolk families, including Calvert, Dabney, Neilson, Page, and Walke. The scrapbook traces the Whittle family genealogy to Pocahontas. Much of the loose materials from the scrapbook relate to the...

Scope and Contents One circa 1975-1976 feasibility study for the restoration of flag officers' quarters at the naval station in Norfolk, Virginia. These homes were built for the Jamestown Exposition of 1907, and the study documents the history and design of the 17 buildings, along with recommendations for restoration. The study includes photographs and architectural drawings of the homes. The study was conducted by Spigel, Carter, Zinkl, Herman, Architects, with Craig & Stroud, Ltd., Structural Engineers;...

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Material pertaining to the history and preservation controversy of the Ferry Farm Plantation House, located in the Old Donation Farm neighborhood in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The material includes newsletters from the Friends of Ferry Plantation as well as newspaper clippings dated from 1987-1996.