Stafford in Stafford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Robertson-Towson House
Circa 1820
Photographed by Kevin W., September 19, 2009
1. The Robertson-Towson House Marker
After Robertsons death in 1818, Baltimore architect and stone carver, Thomas Towson, acquired the land. Towson designed and built a unique all-sandstone house whose walls remain today. Towson continued to operate the quarry, and stone from this site was used in buildings across the mid-Atlantic.
The preservation and stabilization project of this house was completed in2002 by Richard Wolff, President and CEO of Geo. H. Rucker Realty Corporation of McLean, Virginia, and the developer of Austin Ridge. This house is a tangible reminder of a quarry and stone the materially contributed to the growth of the nation.
Erected 2009 by Geo. H. Rucker Realty Corporation in support of a local Boy Scout Eagle Project.
Topics. This historical marker is listed
this page online
Location. 38° 26.514′ N, 77° 25.489′ W. Marker is in Stafford, Virginia, in Stafford County. It is on Gunston Court. Marker is at the Austin Ridge Community Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stafford VA 22554, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area, in Northern Virginia, and in the Piedmont. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Robertson Quarry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Frances R. Shelton Bridge (approx. 0.6 miles away);
Photographed by Kevin W., September 19, 2009
2. The Robertson-Towson House Marker
The Robertson-Towson House prior to 2002 preservation project.
More about this marker. On September 19, 2009, the marker was placed by a group of Boy Scouts as part of one of the Scout's Eagle Scout project.
Also see . . . Stafford Scout soars to Eagle. A brief account of the story behind the marker, which was researched and installed as part of an Eagle Scout project. (Submitted on June 7, 2010, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)
Photographed by Kevin W., September 19, 2009
3. The Robertson-Towson House Marker
Robertson home site, 1806, sketched by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
Photographed by Kevin W., September 19, 2009
4. The Robertson-Towson House and Marker
Photographed by Kevin W., September 19, 2009
5. Inside the Robertson-Towson House
Three fireboxes in the single chimney show the building had living areas on three floors.
Photographed by Kevin W., September 19, 2009
6. The Robertson-Towson House
The outline of what may have been the original log cabin can be seen on this wall of the Robertson-Towson House.
Photographed by Kevin W., September 19, 2009
7. Rock wall near the Robertson-Towson House
Wagon ruts are still visible at the bottom left of the photograph.
Photographed by Kevin W., September 19, 2009
8. The Robertson-Towson House Marker
Quarrying marks still remain on stone near the Robertson-Towson House.
Photographed by Kevin W., September 19, 2009
9. Inside the Robertson-Towson House
Though almost 200 years old, wood window frames still survive on the upper floors.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2010, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 4,304 times since then and 93 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week June 6, 2010. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on May 27, 2010, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
