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May 4, 2022 By Fairfield Foundation Leave a Comment

Restoring the Timberneck House

The Fairfield Foundation began the restoration of the Timberneck House in 2020 as part of a long-term lease agreement with the Commonwealth of Virginia to repair and use the house for exhibits and short-term accommodation. This undertaking involves many facets, including historical research, archaeological investigations, design work, building preservation, and more. One of our primary […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, History, Preservation Tagged With: 18th Century, 19th century, Catlett Family, Gloucester History, Historic Preservation, Machicomoco State Park, Restoration, Timberneck

December 1, 2021 By Fairfield Foundation Leave a Comment

Archaeology at Timberneck House

If you’ve had a chance to visit the new Machicomoco State Park, then you’ve likely seen the historic Timberneck house near the Interpretive Area. Timberneck was built c. 1793 for the Catlett family, who owned and lived on the property until the early 2000s. Previously the land had been home to the Mann and Page […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, History, Preservation Tagged With: 18th Century, archaeology, Artifacts, Catlett, Machicomoco State Park, Page, Preservation, Restoration, Timberneck

April 17, 2018 By Fairfield Foundation 4 Comments

The CAPE crosses the finish line!

  With the recent ribbon cutting at the CAPE we have reached the exciting end of a long journey. In 2010 we purchased the Edge Hill Service Station and embarked on a dream to transform this 1930s gas station into a regional center for the archaeological, preservation and education efforts of the Fairfield Foundation. The […]

Filed Under: Education, Events, Preservation Tagged With: Architectural Conservation, CAPE, Community, Edge Hill Service Station, education, Engagement, fairfield foundation, Fundraising, Gloucester County, Gloucester Courthouse, local history, Preservation, Restoration, Volunteers

September 20, 2016 By Fairfield Foundation 12 Comments

Extraction and Excavation: Archaeology of a Collapsed House Ruin

The house is magnificent.  It is everything that you would want in an 18th-century Virginia manor- symmetry, mass, rhythm- and it sits boldly on an elevated landscape surrounded by extensive cropland rimmed with forest and descending towards complex terraced gardens and a wide creek in the distance. It also stands out in the Flemish-bond land of Tidewater, with its rough, […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Preservation Tagged With: 18th Century, archaeology, Architectural Conservation, Artifacts, education, Engagement, excavation, Preservation, public archaeology, Research, Restoration

September 9, 2014 By Fairfield Foundation Leave a Comment

My First Field Week Experience with Fairfield: Evelyn Ayala

The following is a guest blog written by Fairfield Foundation volunteer and Adventures in Preservation workshop participant Evelyn Ayala, detailing her adventures during her first week of archaeological excavation and preservation work. With the help of Adventures in Preservation, I spent a five-day week excavating and learning with the Fairfield Foundation. I’ll admit I was […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Events, Preservation Tagged With: 19th century, Adventures in Preservation, Architecture, Colonial Williamsburg, Fairfield Plantation, foundation stabilization, Gloucester County, Guest Post, historic trades, manor house, Restoration, Volunteers

August 12, 2014 By Fairfield Foundation 2 Comments

Another Fairfield Adventure In Preservation!

When people first think about the Fairfield Foundation, they typically think about our archaeology programs, our public outreach, or perhaps our future home: the Center for Archaeology, Preservation and Education (CAPE).  But there is something else you should know about us.  We love architectural history, too!  We love old gas stations (obviously), old houses, and […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Events, Preservation Tagged With: Adventures in Preservation, archaeology, Architectural Conservation, Artifacts, CAPE, Colonial Williamsburg, education, Engagement, excavation, Fairfield, Fairfield Plantation, Gloucester County, Historic Preservation, Masonry, Preservation, Preservation Workshop, public archaeology, Restoration

May 19, 2014 By Fairfield Foundation 2 Comments

Come Help us Rebuild Fairfield, One Brick at a Time

One of the most frequent questions we hear about our research at Fairfield Plantation is “Are you going to rebuild the house?” This is an excellent question, and one that has us dreaming of the day that this magnificent brick manor house might stand yet again as a testament to both the Burwell family and […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Events, Preservation Tagged With: Adventures in Preservation, AiP, archaeology, Architectural Conservation, Artifacts, brick mason, education, excavation, Fairfield manor house, Fairfield Plantation, Gloucester County, Preservation Workshop, Restoration, workshop

February 26, 2014 By Fairfield Foundation Leave a Comment

Virginia Archaeologists converge on the Middle Peninsula

Last Friday, the Fairfield Foundation and the Gloucester Main Street Preservation Trust (GMSPT) co-hosted the winter meeting of the Council of Virginia Archaeologists (COVA).  COVA is Virginia’s professional archaeology organization, and is dedicated to the preservation and study of Virginia’s archaeological resources through fostering public awareness, advancing archaeological knowledge, and facilitating interaction between professional and avocational archaeologists and Virginia’s Department of […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Events, Preservation Tagged With: archaeology, ASV, CAPE, COVA, Edge Hill Service Station, Engagement, fairfield foundation, Fort Nonsense, Gloucester Courthouse, Main Street, Mathews County, Middle Peninsula, Preservation, public archaeology, Restoration

December 22, 2013 By Fairfield Foundation Leave a Comment

What is the C.A.P.E?

The Center for Archaeology, Preservation and Education (The CAPE!) at the former Edge Hill Service Station in Gloucester is going to be our new home and headquarters. But it will be so much more than that! As a regional preservation center and archaeology lab, the CAPE will be a place where the public can learn […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Preservation Tagged With: archaeology, Architectural Conservation, CAPE, Community, Edge Hill Service Station, education, Engagement, fairfield foundation, Fundraising, gloucester, Gloucester Courthouse, Main Street, Preservation, Restoration, Volunteers

November 24, 2013 By Fairfield Foundation 1 Comment

CAPE Update: Restoring Our Preservation Headquarters

  We all know the saying “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Well, this feels particularly true of our recent work at the CAPE.  Volunteers and local craftsmen continue to work diligently on the center’s restoration, but it’s hard to tell as you drive by.  So we’re here to give you […]

Filed Under: Education, Preservation Tagged With: Architectural Conservation, CAPE, Edge Hill Service Station, gloucester, Main St, Preservation, Restoration, Solar power, Volunteers

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From the blog

  • Restoring the Timberneck House May 4, 2022
  • Lives from the Catlett Family Cemetery at Timberneck: Frances King Burwell Catlett (November 14, 1814-April 3, 1903) February 18, 2022
  • Archaeology at Timberneck House December 1, 2021
  • Successful Event at Cappahosic October 19, 2021
  • Lives from the Catlett Cemetery at Timberneck August 26, 2021

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  • Restoring the Timberneck House May 4, 2022
  • Lives from the Catlett Family Cemetery at Timberneck: Frances King Burwell Catlett (November 14, 1814-April 3, 1903) February 18, 2022
  • Archaeology at Timberneck House December 1, 2021

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