Historic Structures Report, Part II: North Servants' Quarters, Custis-Lee Mansion, Virginia

Swartz PC and Roberts JG. 1961. Historic Structures Report, Part II: North Servants' Quarters, Custis-Lee Mansion, Virginia. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Washington, DC

This document contains administrative, historical, architectural, archeological, landscape, and furnishing data for the North Servants' Quarters. It documents the plan to repair the structure in manner similar to what had been completed in the South Servants' Quarters, restoring the one-story structure to its appearance just prior to the Civil War. This is how the building was modeled in 1854 and how it remained during the remainder of the occupancy of the Lee and Custis families. George Washington Parke Custis moved onto this estate in 1802 and built the mansion over a period of time. Nothing is known about this early history of the outbuildings, including the North Servants' Quarters, except for that which can be deduced form the structures themselves. It is a one-story building with three rooms, each with a separate entrance. Originally there were two basement rooms, but these were later filled. The report describes the structure's use at different periods, as well as changes during the War Department restoration of 1929. The building was being returned to the condition in which it existed circa 1857, during the Lee period. This report documents the premise for following that approach and the methods that were used, including illustrations.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Swartz, Paul; Roberts, John
Date of Issue
1961
Publisher
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Units
ARHO , NCR
Keywords
Arlington, Civil War, coachman, gardener, housekeeper, Mansion, Mathew Brady, outbuilding, restoration, servant quarters, summer kitchen, War Department
Subjects
CRIS-HS: 000060: Arlington House, North Servants' Quarters

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