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Lemuel Smith House
This home stands on the site of John Mount's chair factory, which was in operation from about 1827 to 1882. The chair factory was later converted into a dwelling, which burned in 1916. L.P. Smith, proprietor of the Corner Store, then hired local builder Elbert Divine to build this house, which he owned until 1934. The Smith house is a typical 20th-century four-square, so named for its square shape and four interior square room divisions. |
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Braden House
Robert Braden (1765-1827) probably built this house between 1816 and 1820. It clearly fits into the local vernacular: brick on a stone foundation, Flemish bond and closers on the front façade, five-course common bond on all other sides. Elbert Divine reportedly added the bay window on the south side and the front porch in 1913. |
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The Hardware Store
This structure housed Lewis Hough's chair manufacturing business from sometime prior to 1875 to about 1895. Hough (1829-1900) expanded his business to include undertaking, making caskets and coffins. Hough's son-in-law, Lemuel Smith, later took over the undertaking business. For many years the town council and the local chapter of Fraternal Americans used the upstairs as meeting space. Around 1936, Smith sold the building to Arthur Hawes, who operated a grocery store here. In later years, John Rollison ran a hardware store/gas station/barber shop. The Waterford Foundation purchased the building in the 1960s and uses it as exhibit space during the annual fair. |
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The James House
The James family, who operated the Waterford Market across the street, built this house circa 1890. E.B. Myers, owner of the Tin Shop, lived here in later years. Arthur Hawes made it his home for nearly fifty years, while he ran the grocery store next door. This frame structure clad in German siding is typical of many houses constructed in Virginia around the turn of the century. The central cross gable adds a feeling of verticality to the horizontal structure, while its round window and peak finial further emphasize the center of the house, including the front entry. |
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The Forge
The land on which the forge sits was once part of 40193 Main Street, the log house on the Big Hill. This board and batten structure was most likely constructed to serve as a barn for that house. The exterior indicates three stages of construction. Today the Waterford Foundation uses the forge to demonstrate blacksmith and gunsmith work during the annual fair. |
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