Ivy Talk: The River View Farm House: An Architectural and Conservation Analysis

Join us online for this month’s Ivy Talk and learn about the Ivy Creek Foundation’s 2025 architectural survey of the River View Farm House. Ivy Creek is hosting three experts to lead you through the history of this National Register of Historic Places-recognized building and discuss its future.

Historic architect and Ivy Creek board member Jody Lahendro will share the Foundation’s earlier work to discover and preserve the historic family home. Jess Harris, Assistant Director of Community Research at the Center for Community Partnerships and Descendants of Enslaved Communities of Virginia Board President, will share the process of creating focus group sessions with the Center for Community Partnerships. Learn about our community’s vision for the future of this valuable historic site.

Local architect and author of the architectural survey, Doug Gilpin, will conclude with the history of Hugh and Texie Mae Hawkins Carr’s 1880s farmhouse, and the later expansions by daughter Mary Carr Greer and her husband Conly Greer. We’ll see what the original house ‘might’ have looked like in 1890, and a photodocumentary of the additions/alterations to present day. Included are the findings of original paint colors, some ‘concealed condition’ images, and a Master Plan for the rehabilitation of this local historic treasure.

Stay until the end of the presentation for the opportunity to ask your questions about the farmhouse’s past or future!

Register here: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/ivycreekfoundation/event/1242026januaryivytalk/