In 1679 Major Thomas Chamberlayne, a prominent citizen of Henrico County, made an agreement with James Gates, a carpenter, to frame a house which was to be forty feet in length and twenty feet in width. No cellar was included and the house was supported by sills resting on the ground. A chimney was on both ends. This house was finished in seven months according to the agreement. Source: Records of Henrico County, vol. 1677-1693, p. 88.
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