McGill House Photograph n.d.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Thomas Balch Library
Thomas Balch Library
208 West Market Street
Leesburg, Virginia 20176
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Alexandra S. Gressitt
Phone: (703) 737-7195
Fax: (703) 737-7195

Summary

Creator:
Lisa Hawthorne
Abstract:
The collection consists of one item, an undated 11x14 inch black-and-white photograph of the house at 19 Cornwall St NW, Leesburg, Virginia.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of one item, an undated 11x14 inch black-and-white photograph of the house at 19 Cornwall St NW, Leesburg, Virginia. The photographer is not known. It is in good physical condition.

Biographical / historical:

Located in Leesburg's historic district, the house at 19 Cornwall St NW was built in approximately 1858. The frame-style house sits on a plot of .09 acres on the southwest corner of Wirt and Cornwall Streets, facing St. James Episcopal Church to the north. According to the 1757 Hough survey of Leesburg, the lot was originally owned by Robert Hamilton (n.d.). William Forsythe (1824-1921) purchased the property in 1852. The 1853 Yardley Taylor map shows a building on the lot of similar size to the current main building, although slightly south of the corner. In 1877, Samuel McGill (1842-1905) purchased the lot from Forsythe. The 1878 Gray's Map shows the current building's larger section, which the 1886 Sanborn map indicates was 2 stories, directly on the corner; by 1886, the smaller structure had been added to the southeast corner.

Acquisition information:
Lisa Hawthorne, Leesburg, VA
Physical description:
1 item