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| Keywords: South Elevation - Salubria, Salubria Lane, Stevensburg, Culpeper County, VA.jpg accession number HABS VA-1430-1 credit line en Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia; Thompson John; Spotswood Butler Brayne; Barbour Mordecai; Hansbrough James; Grayson Cary T; Arzola Robert architect; Dolinsky Paul Chief Historic American Landscapes Survey; Stoyko Greta field team; Stoyko Greta delineator Documentation compiled after 1933 http //www loc gov/pictures/item/va2094/ Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington D C 20540 USA PD-USGov-NPS other versions Significance Salubria is a refined and rare example of a mid-eighteenth century Georgian mansion of Piedmont Virginia The dwelling is architecturally significant for its austere yet well-proportioned exterior design and for its handsomely executed brickwork The mansion is further distinguished for the superb quality of its interior woodwork Historically Salubria is significant for its association with several prominent Virginians The dwelling was built by the Reverend John Thompson for his first wife Butler Brayne Spotswood widow of Governor Alexander Spotswood Thompson was ordained in the Church of England and served as the minister of St Mark's Parish part of the established Anglican church system in Virginia The house was subsequently owned by Mordecai Barbour politically distinguished and associated with Thomas Jefferson; by James Hansbrough whose family shaped the economic and social fabric of Culpeper County; and by various members of the Grayson family who owned and occupied the dwelling for more than a century Dr Cary T Grayson born at Salubria was the personal physician of President Woodrow Wilson and head of the League of Red Cross Societies In October 2000 Salubria was donated by the Grayson family under easement with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources to the Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia Inc Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure N1685 Survey number HABS VA-1430-1 Building/structure dates ca 1750 Initial Construction Building/structure dates ca 1790 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates after 1948 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates ca 1960 Subsequent Work 38 438264 -77 886397 PD-USGov Salubria Culpeper County Virginia | ||||
