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John Trammel's property descended to his son, Sampson, and then to\n" + " Sampson's daughter, Susan Pinnit Cloud. A John Mills bought the property at auction in 1833\n" + " for $2,537.60.", "Circumstantial evidence indicates a residence on the property by 1840 when a building\n" + " assessment of $200 first appeared in county tax records. John Mills whose name is listed in\n" + " the 1840 U.S. Census for Fairfax County was the most likely occupant.", "Augustine Newton bought the entire tract in 1843 and a year later made an agreement to sell\n" + " 66 plus acres to William Harvey. This is the parcel of land we know as Cherry Hill Farm\n" + " today. William Harvey is believed to have built the present-day farmhouse in 1845.", "This was a highly speculative period for Virginia land. Northerners were drawn to Virginia\n" + " by cheap land prices. Harvey paid $665.00 for the 66-acre property in 1845. After declaring\n" + " bankruptcy, he sold the farm to George Steele for $1,950.00 in 1848. In 1856, William\n" + " Blaisdell of Massachusetts purchased the property for $4,000.00 and moved his young family\n" + " here.", "In 1976, as the nation celebrated its 200th anniversary, there was a renewed interest in\n" + " historic preservation. The City of Falls Church chose the restoration and preservation of\n" + " Cherry Hill Farm as its special bicentennial project. It was a cooperative effort between\n" + " the City and community groups. While the City owned the land and buildings the Friends of\n" + " Cherry Hill Foundation was founded to furnish the house and barn. Extensive research and\n" + " time went into acquiring appropriate furnishings for this Greek Revival style house and\n" + " mid-19th century barn. The Friends also trained docents to give tours and began educational\n" + " programs that would interpret life in mid-19th century Virginia.", "The processing, arrangement, and description of this collection was completed in February\n" + " 2026.", "The Cherry Hill Farmhouse archive from 1876 to 1992 consists of the following documents:\n" + " Reports, Public Notices, Architectural Archaeological Comments, Programs, Minutes,\n" + " Correspondence, etc. ", "The archive is organized as follows: Series 1: Council Meetings Series 2: Restoration Series 3: Riley Family Series 4: Cherry Hill Board Series 5: Historical Commission Series 6: Anniversary Series 7: Reports Series 8: Time Capsule Series 9: Events and Programs Series 10: Printed Materials Series 11: League of Women Voters", "Materials in this collection are in\n" + " English ."], "unitid_tesim"=>["Record Group 4-15"], "normalized_title_ssm"=>["Cherry Hill Farmhouse, 1876-1998"], "collection_title_tesim"=>["Cherry Hill Farmhouse, 1876-1998"], "collection_ssim"=>["Cherry Hill Farmhouse, 1876-1998"], "repository_ssm"=>["Mary Riley Styles Public Library"], "repository_ssim"=>["Mary Riley Styles Public Library"], "acqinfo_ssim"=> ["Archival files were created by the librarians responsible for the history room. 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