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Florence C. Albin Collection

1334 THL

Scope and Content: This collection is comprised of a 2-volume scrapbook called “Historic Winchester and Vicinity,” which was photographed and written by Florence C. Albin for the state edition of The Baltimore Sun, 1925-1929. The scrapbooks have been indexed. An inventory is available.

(1 box) Last updated 05/2015.

Biographical/Historical: Florence C. Albin is the donor and creator of the scrapbooks in this collection.

Cite As: Florence C. Albin Collection, 1334 THL, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

Organization:

BOX 1

Scrapbooks, 2 volumes -- "Historic Winchester and Vicinity," photographed and written by Florence C. Albin for the state edition of The Baltimore Sun, 1925-1929, news clippings of area homes, mills, and other sites:
Volume 1, 100 pages, indexed,
Volume 2, 97 pages, indexed,

Volume 1, Index to Scrapbook, Photos by Florence Albin Collection #1334 (Baltimore Sun 1925-1929) compiled by Jeff L. Chamberlin, 2014

1st Methodist Conference House

Rev. Geo. Reed House

9

Abrams Delight

Abraham Hollingsworth

10

Ancient cabin in Ashby Gap

Paris, VA

88

Apple picking in Ch. Lupton Orchard

 

29

Apple sorting in Geo. Bowly’s Orchard

 

29

Ashby Bros. Monument

Stonewall Cemetery

11

Ashby’s Tavern

Paris, VA

89

Audley-Custis House

Berryville

52

Augusta Co. Courthouse

Staunton

99

Augusta Stone Church

Ft. Defiance

100

Baker-Dunlap House

806 Berryville;3rd Winchester

5

Barr. Bros. Steam Laundry

Kent. St. Presbyterian Church

3

Beemers Tavern

Kernstown

35

Belle Grove

Middletown

40

Berkeley Co. Courthouse

Martinsburg, WV

97

Berkeley Springs Bath house

Berkeley Springs, WV

67

Berry, Joseph (of Berry’s Ferry) House

Millwood

88

Berry’s Ferry Truss Bridge

Shenandoah River bridge

89

Berryville Presbyterian Church

Berryville

50

Betty Carter (Washington niece) Grave

Berryville

49

Boscawen St.

(Looking East)

26

Braddock’s Cannon

[on stone pedestal behind wash. Office]

2

Brick hospital Bldg.

Middleway, WV

44

Burgress-Harris House

816 National Ave.

23

Burnt Presbyterian church

Rt. 678 Albin

28

Burwell-Morgan Mill

Millwood

56

Bushong House

New Market, VA

95

Capon Bridge Truss Bridge

Capon Bridge

77

Cartmell-Rosser House

2641 Valley Ave.

21

Catholic Church

Harpers Ferry

81

Cedar Creek Pres. Church

Marlboro

31

Cedar Creek Truss Bridge (Rt. 11)

Middletown

59

Cedar Creek@Marlboro

[upstream w/water fall]

16

Christ Episcopal Church

Thomas Lord Fairfax

2

Clarke Co. Courthouse

Berryville

51

Cloviston Neill-Joliffe House

Kernstown

82

Cold Storage

Wyke St

30

Crim, E. C. “Mother of VMI’ House

New Market, VA

94

Crim, Mrs. E. C. and Civil War battle- Article

New Market

69-70

Crown Jewels Mystery Article

French Revolution

53-54

Custis House

Berryville

39

CVRR Antique Locomotive

Wilmouth 1851 engine

28

Daniel Morgan House

Amherst St.

19

Dinkle, Enos House

Gateway Drive

23

Dunlap’s, Mrs. Gunstock fence

[Fence around Osborn]

5

Elks Club/Sheridan’s HQ’s

Logan House

7

Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church

Boyce

90

Fairfax Hotel

C.W. hospital; seminary

4

Fairfax Tavern

Fairfax, VA

90

First Methodist Church of Capon Bridge

Capon Bridge

78

Fisher House

Strasburg

64

Fortifications at Opequon Lake Park

Kernstown

82

Four Mile House Tavern

Round Hill?

25

Fred. Co. Courthouse

[1840 building]

17

Ft. Collier Earthworks

[Stine Property]

7

Ft. Loudoun

SW Bastion

30

Ft. Loudoun Seminary

Ft. Loudoun Site

8

George Kurtz House, back garden

S. Loudoun St.

81

Glass-Rinker Mill

Opequon

37

Glass-Rinker Mill

Opequon, VA

92

Glen Burnie

Wood-Glass House

1

Golden Gate-Artz Mill

Strasburg

63

Gore Homestead

Gore

75

Gray-Dandridge House

Braddock St.

24

Greenwood-Sam. Glass House

Opequon

37

Handley H.S.

 

15

Handley Library

 

16

Harewood School Building

Charles Town, WV

46

Harewood Washington Mansion

Charles Town, WV

45

Harpers Ferry Street scene

Harpers Ferry

80

Harrison, Thomas House

Harrisonburg

60

Henkle House

New Market, VA

93

Hollingsworth Mill

Hollingsworth, Ober Thatcher

10

Hoop Petticoat Gap

Old U.S. 50 @ Round Hill

22

Hoover House-Hospital

Kernstown

34

Hopewell Mtg. House Waverly

1st Quarter Mtg. HseWashington. Ross-House

14

Hupp Mansion

Strasburg

61

Hupp’s Still house

Strasburg

63

Indian Massacre Bible article

 

96

Isaac Zane House

Marlboro

32

Jackson Headquarters

Moore-Fuller House

3

Jefferson Rock

Harpers Ferry

79

John Brown’s Fort (Engine House)

Storer College

79

Jost Hite House Ruins

Bartonsville

57

Kownseller-Shirley House

Middleway, WV

43

LaRue-Boyer House

Berryville

48

Lee-Jackson Hwy. Historic route article

 

87

Lincoln Inn

Lacey s Springs. VA

99

Lockhart’s Tavern

Gore

75

Loudoun Colonial Mansion

Peyton-Clark House

8

Lupton, John Home

Round Hill, old Rt. 50

17

Lutheran-Henkle Printing House

New Market, VA

94

Market-Cameron St.,

Looking North form Bailey’s Store

26

Marlboro Baptist Church

Marlboro

31

Massanutten Academy

Woodstock

59

Matin Hill-Spangler Hall

Strasburg

64

Meadow Hill-Lupton House

Round Hill

25

Middleway Masonic Hall

Middleway, WV

42

Mill Creek (Swisher and Chapman’s) Mill

Bunker Hill, WV

80

Millstones at Montagne Hall

1844 Valley Ave. [Hahn House]

6

Mordington Kitchen House

Charles Town, WV

47

Mordington Servants House

Charles Town, WV

47

Morgan Chapel

Bunker Hill, WV

84

Morgan Co. Courthouse

Berkeley Springs, WV

98

Morgan Morgan article with monument picture

Bunker Hill, WV

83

Morgan Morgan cabin

White Hall Rd.

84

Motor Car Inn (Civil War Hospital)

Berryville

50

Mt. Hebron Gatehouse

C.B.Rouss Gift.

13

Mt. Jackson Emmanuel Ref. Church

Mt. Jackson

65

Muhlenberg’s Episcopal Church

Woodstock

66

     

NAME

PEOPLE/LOCATION

PAGE

North Hill-Castleman House

Berryville

48

Old Chapel

Millwood

55

Old Lutheran Church

[East Wall Ruins]

12

Old Lutheran Church

Woodstock

68

Old Stone Church

E. Piccadilly St.

19

Opequon Presbyterian Church

Kernstown

34

Pitzer-Bowers House

Bunker Hill, WV

80

Plainfield Inn-Chiles House

Kernstown

36

Pleasant Level

Carter-Reese Mansion

4

Post with Civil War artillery shell hole

New Market

66

Powder House @ Greenway Court

White Post

74

Prato Rio (General Charles Lee House

Leetown, WV

91

Priests Field Chapel-Wizard’s Clip

Middleway, WV

41

Pugh-DeHaven House

Gainesboro

78

Pughtown Tavern- Bageant House

Gainesboro

76

Red Lion Tavern

204 S. Loudoun

9

Reese and Ross Mill

Bunker Hill, WV

92

Roberts House

Middleway, WV

44

Rockingham Co. Courthouse

Harrisonburg, VA

98

Rodman Cannon @ Morgan Graves

Mt. Hebron Cemetery

20

Round Hill Methodist Church

Henry Milhon

12

Rouss Tomb

[in Mt. Hebron]

13

Rumsey’s Mill Stone Monument

Berkeley Springs, WV

67

Saratoga-Morgan House

Berryville

33

Shenandoah Co. Courthouse

Woodstock, VA

97

Shenandoah Valley Academy (Somerville House)

Academy Circle

21

Shull House

Marlboro Va.

16

Sign Post Marker

White Post

74

Smith’s Hotel-Fort Edwards

Capon Bridge

77

Smith’s Tavern-Rubush House

Middleway, WV

42

Soldier’s Rest-Morgan hse

Berryville

33

Springdale-Stover Mill

Bartonsville

24

Springsberry-Holker-Taylor House

Berryville

52

St. George Chapel

Charles Town, WV

46

St. Paul Lutheran Church

Strasburg

62

St. Thomas Episcopal Church

Middletown

57

Stayer House –Lee Jackson Hotel

New Market, VA

93

Stephens Fort

Marlboro

32

Stickley House

Middletown

58

Stickley Mill ruins

Middletown

58

Stickley Mill ruins

Cedar Creek

61

Stonewall Cemetery

[1st Confederate Cemetery]

11

Strasburg Presbyterian Church

Strasburg

62

Teachers State College (Madison)

Harrisonburg

60

The Biars Cooke House

Boyce

51

Timberlake-Gilbert House

Middleway, WV

43

Travelers Rest-Peer House

Kernstown

36

Upper Ridge Meeting House

(Apple Pie Ridge)

20

Valley Pike Historic Landmarks article

 

85-86

Virginia Hotel

Strasburg

65

Washington Elm Tree

Berkeley Springs, WV

68

Washington’s Hut @ Greenway Court - Article

White Post

71-73

Washington’s Office

Kurtz House

1

White Hall Methodist Church

White Hall

76

White Sulpher Inn

Bartonsville

38

White Sulphur (Jordan Springs)

Resort/Spa

22

Whitlock, Dr. Arch Office

1327 Valley Avenue

18

Willow Lawn

1911Valley Ave.

6

Willow Shade

Willa Cather House

18

Wilson-Kern House

Kernstown

35

Woodrow Wilson Birthplace

Staunton

100

Woodville

Holliday-Jifkins House

15

Zirkle House

New Market, VA

95

Volume 2, Index to Scrapbook, Photos in Florence Albin Collection #1334 (Baltimore Sun 1925-1929) Compiled by Jeff L. Chamberlin, 2014

1st Baptist Church

141 N. Washington St.

7

1st Methodist Church of Kernstown

Kernstown

15

1st Presbyterian Church

S. Queen St., Martinsburg

55

Adam Stephens Grave

Martinsburg, WV

53

Bean’s Cave House

Back Mtn Rd, Frederick Co.

68

Belgian World War I cannon

Rouss Hall

2

Bell Brothers Pottery House

Queen St., Strasburg

25

Belle Grove (Hite Mansion)

Middletown

25

Belle Grove (Isaac Hite Mansion)

Middletown

27

Beveridge House-Colonial Inn

Middleburg, VA

87

Blackford-Douglas House

Sharpsburg, MD

38

Blackwater Falls

Davis WV

90

Bloody Lane-Sunken Road

Sharpsburg, MD

36

Boydville

S. Queen St., Martinsburg

54

Bunk Hill Tavern-Laise House

Bunker Hill

51

Burnside (Lower) Bridge

Sharpsburg, MD

38

Burwell-Morgan Mill

Millwood

71

Campbell House-Camp Alger

Falls Church

76

Cather-Robinson Home

Merriman Lane

6

Central House Hotel (Sonners)

Main St., Strasburg

26

Chambersburg (Round Hill) School

Round Hill

12

Chiles-Cammer House

Kernstown

16

Chrisman House (Powers house)

Vaucluse

19

Christ Episcopal Church

Millwood

70

Christ Episcopal Church

Alexandria, VA

93

Clear Springs (Chenowith, Lupton, Whetzel House)

Clearbrook

49

Clear Springs, Hessian built spring house

Clearbrook

49

Coke Oven Ruins

Coketon, WV

92

Covered bridge of Cedar Creek

Marlboro

69

Cowgill’s Old Log House

Falls Church

76

Cox House

Millwood

73

Culpeper Co. Courthouse

Culpeper, VA

83

Darke-Wright House

Darkesville, WV

47

Davis High School

Davis, WV

89

Davis Highway Scene

Davis, WV

91

Dean House

Kernstown

17

Delauny’s Tavern (Lee’s HQ bldg.)

Sharpsburg, MD

31

Elk Branch Church

Duffields

59

Elmwood Cemetery gatehouse

Shepherdstown

34

Entler’s Tavern

German St. Shepherdstown

33

Evangelical Reformed Church

Frederick, MD

98

Fairfax Court House

Fairfax, VA

88

Falls Church (James Wren Bldg.)

Falls Church

75

Falls Church Bank (Star Tavern location)

Falls Church

74

Fort Stevens

Takoma Park, MD

97

Frederick Co. MD Courthouse

Frederick, MD

96

Frederick Douglas School

N. Kent St.

7

Froman’s Fort-Fauver House

Marlboro

63

Front Royal High School

Front Royal, VA

79

Gen Wm. Darke House

Duffields

47

Gen. Buckler House w/article

Darkesville, WV

48

Graham-Moore House

Mt. Jackson

27

Grant-Conner House

822 S. Loudoun St.

2

Green Spring Mill

Greensprings

62

Greenway Court gateway house

White Post

19

Greenwood-Wm. Green House

Culpeper, VA

84

Hackwood-Gen. Smith House

 

10

Harris House

Culpeper VA

85

Hedges House

Hedgesville

58

Hedgesville Episcopal Church

Hedgesville

57

Hill and Dale-Crawford House

Kernstown

15

     

Hitching Yard

Southeast corner-Boscawen/Cameron St.

10

Hollingsworth-Grim Mill

S. Loudoun St.

8

Hopewell Mill (J. Sullivan owner)

Clearbrook

50

Hupp’s Fort (B. F. Hupp house)

Strasburg

23

Isaac Parkins House

Valley Ave.

9

James Rumsey Monument

Shepherdstown, WV

30

Jefferson Co. Courthouse

Charles Town, WV

35

John Kerr School

S. Cameron St.

6

Keckley’s Mill

2024 Valley Ave.

14

Key, Francis Scott Monument

Frederick, MD

95

King St Stone Fort

Martinsburg, WV

53

Kings Daughters Hospital-(old jail)

Hedgesville, WV

56

Kretzer House

Sharpsburg, MD

37

Lakeview-Carter-Hardesty House

Opequon Creek

11

Lawton and Longstreet’s HQ

Falls Church

75

Lee, Gen. Henry Lee House

Alexandria, VA

94

Long, Geo. Peggy Miller House

N. Washington St.

11

Lynch’s Blacksmith Shop

Falls Church, VA

73

Margaretta Miller-David Yost House

Piccadilly St

4

Marlboro Blacksmith’s Bldg.

Marlboro

67

McAlisters Nail Factory-Jones’ Cleaner

316 S. Cameron St.

8

McCormac-Meade House (Berry’s Ferry)

Millwood

71

Middleway Methodist Protestant Church

Middleway, WV

45

Miller House

Lebanon Church

68

Miller’s House

Millwood

72

Montgomery Co. Courthouse

Rockville, MD

97

Morgan Snapp Cabin

Opequon

21

Mulberry Grove-Daniel Brown House

Gold’s Hill Rd.

9

National Bank of Davis

Davis, WV

89

Naylor’s Blacksmith Shop

Cedarville

77

Nieswanders Fort (F. E. Kline owner)

Middletown, VA

18

Observation Tower, Bloody Lane

Sharpsburg, MD

35

Old Brick Courthouse

Front Royal

79

Old Brick Tavern

Sperryville, VA

82

Old Forge (Zanes) Mill

Marlboro

67

Old German Reformed Church

Shepherdstown, WV

41

Old Pine Mill

White Hall

61

Old Stone (Lutheran) Church

Greenspring

62

Old Trading Post

Millwood

72

Old Trading Post

Little Washington

81

Old Wagon Shop (Geo. Gibson owner)

Stephens City, VA

18

Orkney Springs Resort

Orkney Springs, VA

28

Otto House

Sharpsburg, MD

39

Paul Froman House

Marlboro

65

Powell’s Mill (J. Leith owner)

Bloomery

61

Rappahannock Co. Courthouse

Little Washington

82

Red Fox Tavern

Middleburg, VA

87

Red Lion Tavern

204 S. Loudoun St.

4

Retirement-Nat. Cartmell House

Round Hill

12

Richard Morgan cabin

Shepherdstown, WV

33

Robert Glass House-Fort

Opequon

65

Robert McKay Jr. House

Cedarville, VA

77

Rock Hill-Gold House

Apple Pie Ridge

5

Rock Hill-Springdale

Apple Pie Ridge

5

Rorst Harpers House

Harpers Ferry

32

Ross Hall

Cameron St.

3

Round Hill Presbyterian Church

Round Hill

13

Rumsey-Kenamond House

Duke St., Shepherdstown

34

Salem Dunkard Church

Stephens City, VA

29

Sandy Spring Meeting House

Sandy Spring, MD

96

Shepherd College (main bldg.)

Shepherdstown, WV

31

Sherrick-Peyton House

Sharpsburg, MD

37

Shultz House - Fairmont

Fairmont Ave

1

Skinner House

Hedgesville

58

Smith-Lee’s HQ House

Middleway, WV

45

Snapp-Frye Cabin

Opequon

21

Snickers House

Berryville

59

Snodgrass Tavern-Fuss House

Hedgesville

57

Sonner Pottery House

Washington St, Strasburg

26

Sowers-Godfrey Mille House

S. Loudoun St.

13

St. John Episcopal Church ruins

Harpers Ferry

43

St. John’s Lutheran Church

Martinsburg

54

St. Peters Lutheran Church

Shepherdstown, WV

32

Star Fort

Sunnyside

14

Stover-Hupp fort ruins

Strasburg

22

Strasburg Railroad Station

Strasburg

20

Sunnyside (Neill-Davis-Miller House)

Stephens City, VA

29

Swann-Shull House

Marlboro

69

The Elms-Bowman-Haythe House

Strasburg

23

Thornton’s Washington House

Little Washington, VA

81

Trinity Church

Shepherdstown, WV

30

Tuscarora Presbyterian Church

Martinsburg

55

Vance-Triplett House

Kernstown

16

Vaucluse Log Cabins (Chrisman’s first dwelling)

Vaucluse

20

Virginia State Experimental Station

Fairmont Ave.

1

Wagon and Four Horses Tavern (slave trader bldg.)

S. Loudoun St.

3

Washington, Augustine Barn

Alexandria, VA

93

Wellingham Log House

Millwood, VA

70

White’s Fort-Brown House

Hayfield

63

Stewart Bell Jr. Archives
Handley Regional Library
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society

P.O. Box 58, Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-9041 ext. 17
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