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This information from the National Historic Register details the twenty-two still extant homes at Evergreen. This was part of a larger document that includes a total of thirty-seven buildings that are on the National Historic Register.

This letter, among other items, includes an oft-cited quotation from Cameron: "I have a very great wish to show you the 'best [end quotation marks missing] stables ever built in Orange (at Stagville) 135 feet long covered with cypress shingles at a…

This photo shows more of the joinery at the Great Barn, joinery that mimics what went into the Horton Grove home. Like any timber frame, the tying detail is the ever-present peg in the tenons.

This is an example of a scarf joint from the Great Barn at Stagville. This one is a stop-slayed, undersquinted scarf joint with a wedge, one of the strongest scarf joints that demonstrates a tremendous amount of skill.

This photo shows detail on the stairs at the Great Barn, a construction method likely used for the stairs at Horton Grove, as well.