Aerial Photo of Ravenscliff

2007.004.001




Object ID#    2007.004.001                

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Description    
Color photo of an aerial view of the estate known as Ravenscliff.

Notes    
Original owner-- William T.. Wright, b.1866; d. 1937, age 71. A railroad magnate. subsequent owner -- William Coxe Wright received as a gift 1934. Died 1970. Married Charlotte K. Dorrance in 1934. She died 1977. Plot size 165 acres in 1913/1926. Built 1904. Architects added in 1934 and 1937 -- H.T. Lindeberg. 1934--major revisions. 1937 -- added breakfast room, dining room, and solarium. 8 1/4 acres in 1978, 126 acres to Roach Bros., and 8 acres to St. Davids Church.