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Goodwin-Sappington House From at least 1803-1805 David Goodwin had a shoemakers shop and dwelling here. His shoeshop was the structure to the far right and his dwelling was to the far left. The central building was an alley between the two, converted into more living space before 1815 by the Sappington family.

	The Sugar Shack This V-notched log home replaces two buildings that burned in 1965, when a resident lit a fire in his attic in a misguided attempt to keep his bee hives from freezing. The logs came from a building near Dulles Airport.

The Sally Nettle House The telephone office incorporates an older dwelling once owned by Sally Nettle, whose husband William (1779-1856) was a builder and the first mayor of Waterford. Edward and Leroy Chamberlin purchased the property in the 1930s, removing the weatherboards and exposing the timber frame and brick nogging beneath. An adjoining store to the east was torn down after the phone company bought the property in the 1950s.

The Graham House Leven Smallwood (c.1765-1812) built the right side three-bay section of this house shortly after his 1810 purchase of the lot. He built a one-and-a-half-story brick structure on a stone foundation. A one-story brick addition was later added to the left of the original structure. Quakers Isaac Walker (1781-1851) and Jacob Mendenhall (1788-1822) operated a dry goods store here as early as 1816. Walker purchased the property after it was auctioned in 1833. Robert Graham, a veteran of the Loudoun Rangers, bought the building in 1879 and used it for his carriage painting business. He removed the half-story of brick from the right side and added a full second story of German siding to the entire edifice. The frame second floor was originally accessible only via exterior stairs on the left end.

The Post Office This circa 1880 building replaces an earlier brick one begun around 1812 that served first as a residence and later as a store. John Williams operated a store here for many years; in later years John B. Dutton (1816-1892), another Quaker, ran a store at this location. The present building originally served as a store before it was converted to use as a post office in 1897.

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