Haislip-Hall Log Cabin Home - Bristow VA
N 38° 41.410 W 077° 29.905
18S E 282701 N 4285357
A 19th century farmhouse was moved to save it from 21st century development.
Waymark Code: WMF0QM
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/03/2012
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In 2000, an old ramshackle log house was moved to Brentsville, Virginia to save it from the path of destruction due to the development of a nearby housing community in Bristow. The building was basically just walls when it was moved from what is known as the
Dunbarton
section of the Braemar community to the
Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre, although according to
correspondence
between Don Wilson, librarian with RELIC (Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center), and Rob Orrison, site manager with the Brentsville Historic Centre, the exact original location may be in question.
When the house was moved, it was placed on a stone foundation with concrete piers to meet modern-day safety codes. Through research and old county records, it was determined the house was built in the 1850s and was owned by Samuel Haislip and John Hall, son-in-law. The historic centre commenced restoration to the 2-story log house to closely resemble a typical farmstead of the 19th century including the addition of period fencing, a vegetable garden, a pig pen and chicken coop. Restoration was completed in 2008 and the Haislip-Hall House and its grounds are open to the public.
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*** Please note: the coordinates given in the variable for the original location are based on latest documented research and may not be exact.