Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Barboursville Ruins #WordlessWednesday

Near Barboursville, Virginia, on the grounds of a winery, there's a historic house.

Designed by his friend Thomas Jefferson, this house was inhabited by James Barbour, a U.S. Senator, a Virginia governor and a U.S Secretary of War.

The house was destroyed by fire on December 25, 1884, and left in ruins.  You can read the full story here.

I must have a "thing" about ruins, having written two recent blog posts on a premier American garden which went to ruin and is only now being restored.  So, when I visited Virginia last week, I had to see this.  And so we did.

Here it is, what is left of a house designed by a former President of the United States.

It's sobering, standing in the ruins of history.

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4 comments:

  1. Cerebrations.bizMay 8, 2019 at 8:21 AM

    I haven't been back to Barboursville in nearly 30 years. It once was a daily visit. Thanks for kindling the memory boxes.

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  2. CAACMay 8, 2019 at 12:10 PM

    Alana,

    I love historical sites - those still standing or what remains! It's all so interesting. How horrible to lose a home on Christmas, not to mention it being in the winter which made it even more difficult.

    Eric in living color

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  3. Liz A.May 8, 2019 at 2:29 PM

    Ruins are kind of fascinating to explore.

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  4. Keith's RamblingsMay 9, 2019 at 5:25 AM

    Standing amid ruins can be a thought-provoking experience.

    A splash of colour / LINKY

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