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About
A brief desription of what the Liberty Hall is all about

History
Brief History

Building Construction
A wood frame building was built in 1778 that was called Solitary Hall. The property’s foundation is made out of bricks, the roof is metal/steel, the walls are made of brick also, and a wood frame. In 1815, a brick structure was added onto the property which gave it and L shape. In 1778, Robert Alexander had built the wooden home which later his son-in-law, Dr. John Thomas Wyatt Read, would later live in. Alexander became the first clerk of court in Campbell County. The brick walls of the property are fifteen inches thick. There are two chimney’s, one being in the parlor while the other was in the dining room. Throughout the years, the property went under renovation multiple times for different reasons. A story was added to the wooden section of the house in the 1970s and in the 2000s the kitchen, and bathrooms were renovated. In 2007, the roof was replaced with medal while in 2008 the kitchen and bathrooms were renovated once again. There is a structure behind the property that people believed to have been Dr. Read’s office, servant’s living area, then a chicken house and later on it was turned into a kitchen and bathroom with a living area.

Current
It is currently a private residence that is owed by Orran Lee and Ellen Brown. Orran Brown is a descendant of Dr. Read and has remained in the Read family since 1778. It stands as one of very few examples of a Federal-style home in the Central Virginia region from the 1700s. There has been no archaeological searches on the land or house to date. Though, is known through the years that there have been artifacts found in the yard. Orran and his brother Ryland Brown, work on the farm together which has been running for over 100 years. It is now part of the Century Farm Program of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.