From Great Virginians to Gloria Swanson: A History of Smithfield and the Fredericksburg Country Club By Deborah Walters Pederson (Abridged version—for the full article, see The Journal of Fredericksburg History, Volume 11) Its tree-lined driveway hints of something from Gone with the Wind. The place has hosted presidents, first ladies, and movie stars. […]
On Monday, March 14th, the Fredericksburg Architectural Review Board (ARB) will review an application for a five-story condominium project to be located at the corner of Sophia and Hanover Streets. This building is proposed to be 56′ tall. The project received a variance from the city to allow it to be built 6′ […]
Henry Deane: African American Builder and Visionary Research and full article by Matt Scott and Gary Stanton Article summary (below) by Nancy Moore In March 1935, Walker Evans—a photographer for the Resettlement Administration and later famous for his Farm Security Administration photos of the Depression—passed through Fredericksburg. He took two images of a […]
John Jennings Ballentine, Jr., Fredericksburg Architect By Michael Spencer, Assistant Professor University of Mary Washington, Department of Historic Preservation John Jennings Ballentine Jr. was born August 5, 1923 in Baltimore, Maryland to John and Catherine Ballentine. Ballentine’s father worked as an early aviator for the U.S. Navy and his position often required that […]
