Hayes in Gloucester County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Timberneck House Renovation at Machicomoco State Park

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, February 3, 2022

1. Timberneck House Renovation at Machicomoco State Park Marker

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Timberneck House Renovation at Machicomoco State Park. . The Fairfield Foundation is renovating the Timberneck House (c. 1800) as a place for learning, lodging, and exploring Virginia’s Middle Peninsula. As a not-for-profit organization we are dedicated to promoting and involving the public in hands-on archeology, preservation and education activities on the Middle Peninsula and in surrounding areas., Exhibits in the house will feature stories about the history and perseverance of Virginia Indians, the history of Timberneck Farm and displays that highlight many local sites of interest in and near Gloucester County. The house will also offer lodging options for visitors to the park., You are invited to get involved in the process of preserving this spectacular building. Visit our website and follow us on social media to learn more. There are opportunities for everyone to participate in historic preservation and archaeology, both here at Timberneck as well as at the Fairfield Archaeology Park, located just a few minutes away., Initial work is halting deterioration to the building, replacing the roof, restoring windows, and making significant repairs to the foundation and damaged structural timbers. Later phases will restore and repurpose the interior spaces, preserving historic features and allowing for exhibits, events, and distinctive rooms with modern amenities. , Archaeological testing is yielding evidence for changes to the landscape over millennia, from its use by Virginia Indian to two centuries of ownership and farming by the Carleton family., (captions) , Timberneck c. 1900 , Parlor in 1979 , Landscape in 2021, Join Us! , . Donate online at www.fairfieldfoundation.org/become-a-member, or Mail to the Fairfield Foundation, P.O. Box 157, White Marsh, VA 23183. , . Learn more at www.fairfieldfoundation.org/timberneck and sign up for our blog. , . Email us at [email protected] to get involved , . Like and follow us on: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter., This is an active construction zone. Do not enter.

The Fairfield Foundation is renovating the Timberneck House (c. 1800) as a place for learning, lodging, and exploring Virginia’s Middle Peninsula. As a not-for-profit organization we are dedicated to promoting and involving the public in hands-on archeology, preservation and education activities on the Middle Peninsula and in surrounding areas.

Exhibits in the house will feature stories about the history and perseverance of Virginia Indians, the history of Timberneck Farm and displays that highlight many local sites of interest in and near Gloucester County. The house will also offer lodging options for visitors to the park.

You are invited to get involved in the process of preserving this spectacular building. Visit our website and follow us on social media to learn more. There are opportunities for everyone to participate in historic preservation and archaeology, both here at Timberneck as well as at the Fairfield Archaeology Park, located just a few minutes away.

Initial work is halting deterioration to the building, replacing the roof, restoring windows, and making significant repairs to the foundation and damaged structural timbers. Later phases will restore and repurpose the interior spaces, preserving historic features and allowing for exhibits, events, and distinctive rooms with modern amenities.

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Archaeological testing is yielding evidence for changes to the landscape over millennia, from its use by Virginia Indian to two centuries of ownership and farming by the Carleton family.

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Timberneck c. 1900
Parlor in 1979
Landscape in 2021

Join Us!
• Donate online at www.fairfieldfoundation.org/become-a-member, or Mail to the Fairfield Foundation, P.O. Box 157, White Marsh, VA 23183.
• Learn more at www.fairfieldfoundation.org/timberneck and sign up for our blog.
• Email us at [email protected] to get involved
• Like and follow us on: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

This is an active construction zone. Do not enter.

Erected 2021 by The Fairfield Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Anthropology & Archaeology. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. 37° 17.853′ N, 76° 32.163′ W. Marker is in Hayes, Virginia, in Gloucester County. Marker can be reached from Blackberry Circle east of Timberneck Farm Road (Virginia Route 1324), on the right when traveling east. Located on the grounds of Machicomoco State Park, at the Timberneck House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3601 Timberneck Farm Road, Hayes VA 23072, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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Photographed By Brandon D Cross, February 3, 2022

2. Timberneck House Renovation at Machicomoco State Park Marker

At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Persistence (within shouting distance of this marker); Authority and Ceremony (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Peacemaking and Mobility (about 300 feet away); Managing a Dynamic Landscape (about 300 feet away); History and Community (about 300 feet away); The Algonquian Landscape (about 300 feet away); Early Timberneck Graveyard (about 400 feet away); Powhatan’s Chimney (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hayes.

Also see . . . The Fairfield Foundation. (Submitted on February 23, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 254 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 23, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.