Luray, Richmond, va. – A historical house built in the 1700s gets new life through rehabilitation in Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. The farm of the White House, which sits on 270 hectares of land next to the Shenandoah River, is being restored, while archaeologists are looking for artifacts around the property.
“While the stabilization takes place, we are here where you moved the floor that was available, and we are looking for artifacts to see whether what we find today matches what we found 10 years ago,” Carole Nash from the archaeological society of Virginia to WHSV.
Nash explains that this is one of the large stone houses of the Page Valley, with unmistakable architectural characteristics.
“It is what we call a German field of land design, which means that it is a design that goes back to the medieval time in Germany,” said Nash. “It resembles the other houses here in the valley. It has a barrel roof cellar, it has a floor plan that focuses very much on the family itself.”
Similar houses are available on the whole of County, locally referred to as “the forts”. However, Nash illustrates a common misunderstanding about its purpose.
“They come from the time of the French and Indian war, and there is a wrong assumption that they were built as fortifications against attacks if this is really an old, old German design,” said Nash.
Volunteers carefully examined the ground in front of the house and discovered various objects that offer an insight into everyday life centuries ago.
“We have animal bones from their meals, we have ceramics, their dishes, we have planned glass from the windows.
Nash has also learned more about the environmental history of the area. Restoration of the Farm of the White House is expected to be completed next year.
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