Calendine - Page County VA
N 38° 39.483 W 078° 30.809
17S E 716359 N 4281764
A sign in front of a framed building near Luray, VA provides historic information on this old house.
Waymark Code: WMDDZG
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/31/2011
Views: 3
A sign in front of a two-story frame house on Hamburg Rd. in the small town of Hamburg adjacent to Luray, Virginia reads:
CALENDINE
THE PAGE COUNTY HERITAGE ASSOCIATION |
Calendine was built in the early 1850's by
Townsend Young. The adjacent one story building
served as a general store and stage stop on the
Sperryville-New Market turnpike. The store was
also a social gathering place for exchange of news
and gossip.
Calendine was once the home of sculptor Herbert
Barbee (1848-1936) who used the store as a studio.
Mr. Barbee may be best known for creating the
Confederate Monument located on East Main
St., Luray.
Purchased by Page County Heritage Association
in 1968.
CALENDINE preserves the past to enrich our
future. |
Although the sign says 1850, the Page County Heritage Association website
indicates that Calendine was built in 1840. Herbert Barbee's father was William Randolph who was also a renowned sculptor. Both father and son studied art in Italy.
Group that erected the marker: Page County Heritage Association
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Hamburg Rd.
Rt. 766
Luray, VA USA
22835
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