Russell House and Store
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N 38° 39.230 W 077° 18.687
18S E 298863 N 4280898
Russell House and Store
Waymark Code: WM146V
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/08/2007
Views: 30
This 19th century two-story flagstone covered Russell house represents a type of local architecture predominant in rural Northern Virginia from the mid-19th century to the 1960s. The house, its barn, granary and other outbuildings made up one of the last farms in eastern Prince William County. Originally a hog and dairy farm, it was convered to dairying in the 1950s. The farm buildings were torn down in 1991. On this site also stood the Russell store, the center of local commercial and social activity in the Bethel, Smoketown, Agnewville and Hoadley sections of the county. The two-story general store, dating from the early 1900s, was operated by Daisy Tavenner Russell from 1917 until 1977. It was razed in 1992.
Marker Title: Russell House and Store
Marker Location: Minnieville Rd. and Elm Farm Rd. at Daks
County or Independent City: Prince William County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Courtesy of the Hechinger Company
Marker Number: Not listed
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