A Guide to the McGill House Photograph Collection McGill House Photograph Collection VC 0011

A Guide to the McGill House Photograph Collection

A Collection in the
Thomas Balch Library
Collection Number VC 0011


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© 2006 By Thomas Balch Library. All rights reserved.

Processed by: Robbie O'Donnell

Repository
Thomas Balch Library
Collection number
VC 0011
Title
McGill House Photograph n.d.
Extent
1 item
Collector
Lisa Hawthorne
Language
English
Abstract
The collection consists of one item, an undated 11x14 inch black-and-white photograph of the house at 19 Cornwall St NW, Leesburg, Virginia.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection open for research.

Use Restrictions

Visual materials may require special handling.

Preferred Citation

McGill House Photograph (VC 0011), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA..

Acquisition Information

Lisa Hawthorne, Leesburg, VA

Alternative Form Available

None

Accruals

2006.0037

Processing Information

Processed by Robbie O'Donnell, 22 November 2008. Revised by Beth Schuster, 28 January 2009.

Historical Information

Located in Leesburg's historic district, the house at 19 Cornwall St NW was built in approximately 1858. The frame-style house sits on a plot of .09 acres on the southwest corner of Wirt and Cornwall Streets, facing St. James Episcopal Church to the north. According to the 1757 Hough survey of Leesburg, the lot was originally owned by Robert Hamilton (n.d.). William Forsythe (1824-1921) purchased the property in 1852. The 1853 Yardley Taylor map shows a building on the lot of similar size to the current main building, although slightly south of the corner. In 1877, Samuel McGill (1842-1905) purchased the lot from Forsythe. The 1878 Gray's Map shows the current building's larger section, which the 1886 Sanborn map indicates was 2 stories, directly on the corner; by 1886, the smaller structure had been added to the southeast corner.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of one item, an undated 11x14 inch black-and-white photograph of the house at 19 Cornwall St NW, Leesburg, Virginia. The photographer is not known. It is in good physical condition.

Related Material

Leesburg Architectural Surveys 1971-2002 (M 016), file 253-0035-0274; Thomas Balch Library Map Collection

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Bibliography

Chase, Jacob. Gray's New Map of Leesburg Loudoun County Va. Drawn from Special Surveys. 1 in.: 200 ft. Reprint, Loudoun Restoration and Preservation Society, Leesburg, VA, 1990.

Leesburg Architectural Surveys 1971-2002 (M 016), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, Virginia

Loudoun County Deed Books 5S and 6K.

Sanborn Map & Publishing Co., Limited. Leesburg, VA, Mar. 1886. 1 in: 50 ft. Sanborn Map & Publishing Co., Limited, New York, 1886. http://sanborn.umi.com/va/9036/dateid-000001.htm?CCSI=9975n accessed 28 January 2009.

Taylor, Yardley. Loudoun County Virginia from Actual Surveys by Yardley Taylor. 1 in.: 20 miles. Thomas Reynolds and Robert Pearsall Smith, Philadelphia PA, 1853.


Other Finding Aid

Past Perfect Catalogue Record


Other Finding Aid

Past Perfect Catalogue Record


Bibliography

Chase, Jacob. Gray's New Map of Leesburg Loudoun County Va. Drawn from Special Surveys. 1 in.: 200 ft. Reprint, Loudoun Restoration and Preservation Society, Leesburg, VA, 1990.

Leesburg Architectural Surveys 1971-2002 (M 016), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, Virginia

Loudoun County Deed Books 5S and 6K.

Sanborn Map & Publishing Co., Limited. Leesburg, VA, Mar. 1886. 1 in: 50 ft. Sanborn Map & Publishing Co., Limited, New York, 1886. http://sanborn.umi.com/va/9036/dateid-000001.htm?CCSI=9975n accessed 28 January 2009.

Taylor, Yardley. Loudoun County Virginia from Actual Surveys by Yardley Taylor. 1 in.: 20 miles. Thomas Reynolds and Robert Pearsall Smith, Philadelphia PA, 1853.


Contents List

Box 1
  • Folder 1: Corner of Wirt & Cornwall [photograph of house]