. Historic Virginia homes and churches . ; also vol. xv, pp. 210 VIRGINIA HOMES AND CHURCHES country-house a heart could wisli. Hidden away in a deepyard, Hlled with ancient trees, a story and a half high, it isa nest in which I could he very happy. Inside are cornercujjhoards and other (juaint furniture, including a rareolcl claw-footed mahogany tahle and the two oldest mirrorsin Virginia. At Ionia Mrs. Morris knew the roses andgladness of life. No wonder she exclaimed as we drove off:. IONIA, I i)LM\ I would not exchange it for a palace. Nor would I, fornowhere in all V
. Historic Virginia homes and churches . ; also vol. xv, pp. 210 VIRGINIA HOMES AND CHURCHES country-house a heart could wisli. Hidden away in a deepyard, Hlled with ancient trees, a story and a half high, it isa nest in which I could he very happy. Inside are cornercujjhoards and other (juaint furniture, including a rareolcl claw-footed mahogany tahle and the two oldest mirrorsin Virginia. At Ionia Mrs. Morris knew the roses andgladness of life. No wonder she exclaimed as we drove off:. IONIA, I i)LM\ I would not exchange it for a palace. Nor would I, fornowhere in all Virginia have I found so quaint and dear ahouse. In 1845 Doctor George Watson, a distinguished i^hy-sician of Richmond, inherited Ionia. He long made it hissummer home, and at his death bequeathed it to his daugh-ter, Mrs. Robert S. Archer, also of Richmond, who stillowns it. BRACKETTS Not far from Ionia is Bracketts, whose name camefrom an early owner of the land who, having built a smallhouse there, sold his holdings to Major James Watson, ofIonia. Major Watson gave Bracketts to his son, MajorDavid Watson, about 1800. The latter greatly enlarged RICHMOND AND THE I PPKR JAMES 211 and improved the house, for years making liis home \\ats(tii was a person ol note: a man of lettersand very public spirited. He represented Louisa Countyin tlie Lei^islature and was an early memher of the l?oardof Nisitors of the Iniversity of \ir^inia. it is said thathe walked with Jefferson, Madison an
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