1 10 274 https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/1311ec2ff7825e46af95e7f2133bc0dc.jpeg 3b14fc0cb5bc392e582ded6ef1ebbf15 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.woodlawnpopeleighey.org/">Woodlawn Plantation & Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1130/#geolocation">9000 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA 22309</a> <a>+1 (703) 780-4000</a> <a href="mailto:woodlawn@savingplaces.org">woodlawn@savingplaces.org</a> Description Woodlawn and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House, sites of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, are located on the same grounds in historic Alexandria, Virginia. On a beautiful 126-acre estate of rolling hills overlooking the Potomac River, visitors can explore and contrast the architectural and historical backgrounds of two unique homes and enjoy a natural retreat in the midst of the busy Route 1 corridor. Resource <a href="http://www.woodlawnpopeleighey.org/pope-leighey-house">Pope-Leighey House:</a> During the 1930s, Frank Lloyd Wright set his formidable attention towards designing affordable middle-class residences. More than 100 of these modest homes, referred to as Usonian, thought to mean “the United States of North America,” were constructed between 1936 and Wright’s death in 1959, including the Pope-Leighey house (1940). Commissioned in 1939 by Loren Pope, a journalist in Falls Church, the residence was sold to Robert and Marjorie Leighey in 1946. <a href="http://www.woodlawnpopeleighey.org/woodlawn">Woodlawn Plantation:</a> Woodlawn, the first site operated by the National Trust, was part of George Washington’s Mount Vernon. In 1799, he gave the site to his nephew, Lawrence Lewis, and Lewis’ new bride, Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis, Martha’s granddaughter, in hopes of keeping Nelly close to Mount Vernon. The newly-married couple built the Georgian/Federal house designed by William Thornton, architect of the U.S. Capitol. In 1846, the entire plantation was sold to Quaker timber merchants, who purposefully operated the farm plantation with free labor, making a statement in Virginia on the eve of the Civil War. At the turn of the twentieth century, two separate owners, Paul Kester and Elizabeth Sharpe, lovingly restored the property using the best Colonial Revival architects and builders. Senator Oscar Underwood from Alabama, an uncompromising advocate for civil rights, lived at the mansion from 1925 until his death in 1929. Operated as a historic house museum since 1949, Woodlawn is an interesting case-study of the cultural relevance of the house museum. Woodlawn relies on local support and engagement to succeed. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Woodlawn Plantation & Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House 19th century 20th century Alexandria architecture buildings civil rights civil war class colonial america Federal Georgian historic site Kester, Paul labor history Leighey, Marjorie Leighey, Robert Lewis, Lawrence Lewis, Nelly Custis merchants Mount Vernon museum National Trust Pope, Loren Quaker Sharpe, Elizabeth Thornton, William Underwood, Oscar Usonian Virginia Washington, George Wright, Frank Lloyd https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/d1c1570f2aafebadc0aa003f0e81aa69.png f7abbb7d92cf9814b0b4e84eb60f9ddb Person An individual. Name Williams, Winslow Birth Date 1913 Death Date 1993 Birthplace New York, NY Occupation photographer; realtor Biographical Text Williams learned photography from his stepmother as a child, and worked as a photographer for the Navy during World War II. After the War, he ran a photography studio in Leesburg that closed in the early 1950s. Two years before his death in 1993, he donated his collection of negatives and prints to Thomas Balch Library in Leesburg, Virginia. Williams was also the owner of the Winslow Williams Real Estate company and a founding member of the Loudoun County Board of Realtors. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://www.leesburgva.gov/home/showdocument?id=6404" target="_blank">http://www.leesburgva.gov/home/showdocument?id=6404</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Winslow Williams photographer realtor https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/dd52d987200a6efd188252936c255e13.jpg e03b6d038c1776d82b6239106ec57567 Person An individual. Name Woodward, William, Sr. Authority Sources <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2004011843.html" target="_blank">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2004011843.html</a> Birth Date 1876 Death Date 1953 Birthplace New York, NY Deathplace New York, NY Occupation landowner; horse racer Biographical Text Woodward was an American banker and major owner and breeder in thoroughbred horse racing. He inherited a controlling interest in Hanover National Bank plus the historic Belair Mansion and Stud farm in Collington, Maryland from his uncle James T. Woodward. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Woodward_Sr." target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Woodward_Sr.</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Woodward, Sr. horse racer landowner https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/5691d02e0d9294f4fac0137dbd2373e0.jpg d88c35b7f6487d4ce76c6dae2cde2800 Person An individual. Name Woodward, William, Jr. Birth Date 1920 Death Date 1955 Deathplace Oyster Bay, NY Occupation landowner; horse racer; heir Biographical Text Woodward was the heir to the Hanover National Bank fortune (later Manufacturer's Hanover), the Belair Estate and stud farm and legacy, and a leading figure in racing circles before he was shot to death by his wife, Ann Woodward. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Woodward_Jr." target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Woodward_Jr.</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Woodward, Jr. heir horse racer landowner https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/826289dd00c4e21905c9f7266d633e80.jpg 0c15b5cfa4074355a46a938010c4c167 Person An individual. Name Thornton, William Authority Sources <a title="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81141884.html" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81141884.html">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81141884.html</a> Birth Date 1759 Death Date 1828 Birthplace Jost van Dyke, British West Indies Deathplace Washington, DC Occupation architect; physician; painter; dignitary Biographical Text Thornton was a British-American physician, inventor, painter and architect who designed the United States Capitol, an authentic polymath. He also served as the first Architect of the Capitol and first Superintendent of the United States Patent Office. Source <a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thornton" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thornton%20">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thornton </a> <a title="https://www.aoc.gov/architect-of-the-capitol/dr-william-thornton" href="https://www.aoc.gov/architect-of-the-capitol/dr-william-thornton">https://www.aoc.gov/architect-of-the-capitol/dr-william-thornton</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Thornton architect dignitary painter physician https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/6891064043e8649f6921441ea33cc86f.jpg ac192bc6b2483a49e6116b96a97fa9fe Person An individual. Name Shakespeare, William Authority Sources <a title="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78095332.html" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78095332.html">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78095332.html</a> Birth Date 1564 Death Date 1616 Birthplace Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom Deathplace Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom Occupation playwright; poet Biographical Text Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Shakespeare playwright poet Person An individual. Name Lydston, William Occupation military soldier; artist; cartographer; civil war Biographical Text The soldier-artist William Lydston was the cartographer of a 1862 topographical map of the defense system by the engineer E. G. Arnold, and a large wartime pencil drawing of Fort Albany, located in nearby Arlington, Virginia. This panoramic scene features landmarks in the surrounding Virginia and D.C. area that were labeled by the artist. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Lydston https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/432ec1c075226061e09d567a32d0a8b4.jpeg 4c63560ab74f317522e5281818f78354 Person An individual. Name Burger, Warren E. Authority Sources <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82012360.html" target="_blank">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82012360.html</a> Birth Date 1907 Death Date 1995 Birthplace Saint Paul, MN Deathplace Washington, DC Occupation judge; dignitary Biographical Text "Warren Earl Burger was the 15th Chief Justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986. Although Burger was a conservative, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a variety of liberal decisions on abortion, capital punishment, religious establishment, and school desegregation during his tenure. In 1973, under his leadership, the Office of the Curator was created to care for what has subsequently become known as the ""Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States."" Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://www.supremecourt.gov/about/historicCollections.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.supremecourt.gov/about/historicCollections.aspx</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Warren E. Burger dignitary judge https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/ed4ae5abc2d4a4a6d66e716167e1ca4e.jpg 35e2f0b3f9650b909865c25fa58b9989 Person An individual. Name Duvall, W. Henry Birth Date 1896 Death Date 1979 Occupation farmer Biographical Text For more than 50 years, farmer William Henry Duvall of Croom, Md., traveled widely buying old farm implements and hand tools. In 1981, two years after he died, the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission acquired his collection and turned it into a museum. As down-home as a garage sale on foldaway tables, the Duvall Tool Museum offers in a one-room, barn-like space more than 2,000 tools and household implements from the 19th and 18th centuries. Source <a title="http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/3009" href="http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/3009">http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/3009</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource W. Henry Duvall farmer https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/31ffde56c4899740c7409fb2b310165e.jpg dd6959c7ed95428cbb65562afcf3851d Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/vr/">Virginia Room of Fairfax City Regional Library</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1102/#geolocation">10360 North Street, Fairfax, VA 22030-2514</a> <a>+1 (703) 293-6227 (and press 6)</a> <a href="mailto:va_room@fairfaxcounty.gov">va_room@fairfaxcounty.gov</a> Description The Fairfax County Public Library's Virginia Room maintains a collection rich in regional history and genealogy, as well as local and state government information and legal resources. A particular strength is Confederate Civil War military history. Other resources available are: maps, an extensive photographic archive, manuscripts, local newspapers, and rare books. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Virginia Room of Fairfax City Regional Library books civil war Confederate Fairfax Genealogy library manuscripts maps military history newspapers photographs Virginia