James Mercer House
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St. James House (James Mercer House)
c. 1760; later additions. 1300 Charles St.
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(Photograph by Mark Mones) -
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(Photograph by Mark Mones)
James Mercer, who was Mary Ball Washington's attorney, built this house on a lot he purchased from her son, George Washington. A
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