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These two pegs are in the tenons of two timbers into the one of the foundational timbers resting on the brick pillars underneath one of the homes at Evergreen. One can still see small nails, also, that likely held a piece of clapboard over these…

This photo shows the frame in somewhat more detail, but of particular note are the bricks filling in the space between the timbers of the frame. It is all white-washed.

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