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Ferry Tollkeeper's House

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c. 1770. 208 Sophia St.
  • (Photograph by Mark Mones)
  • (Photograph by Mark Mones)
  • (Photograph by Mark Mones)

Although it is near the site of a ferry that once ran across the Rappahannock, the purpose of this simple brick structure with a raised basement is conjectural. From it one can see the RF&P Railroad bridge (1927, J. E. Grenier, engineer and designer), a concrete-arch structure.

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Richard Guy Wilson et al.
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Richard Guy Wilson et al., "Ferry Tollkeeper's House", [Fredericksburg, Virginia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/VA-01-FR68.

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