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Sunday, August 4, 2013

Gaines mill and watt home

Hanover County, Virginia
No tours allowed at this house as it is a private residence
 
 

 
 

Watt home
The lady who lived here
double chimneys on side of home

Seth and his mom Annette (my grandson and daughter)


Watt home in distance

 








Annette looking through cannon at

I assume a Robins nest?   I guess this is as safe as any place to build a nest

3 comments:

Gerald (SK14) said...

I like the chimneys but not the cannons

Gina @ VictorianWannaBe said...

Hi Betsy,
What a great post. I love plantation houses and the history behind them. My great, great grandfather was a KIDD. I have to wonder if they are of any relation. How sweet is that to have a sweet little nest in that cannon?
Thanks for sharing,
Gina

Dave said...

Great post. I still have going to the east coast on my bucket list. You have so much history that we simply do not have in the west.

Thank you for sharing