[Sidenote: *34] _Mrs. C.E. Mankin's Store._ Mr. Mankin's store was on
the corner of N. Washington and E. Broad Sts. and was known as Mankin's
Notion and Dry Goods Store. Mankin's wife Valinda ran the store in 1904
after he died the previous September. He served in the Confederate Army
and saw Stonewall Jackson shot by his own troops. Now Robertson's office
building.
[Sidenote: 35] _Mr. Charles A. Stewart._ House at 6857 Washington Blvd.
in East Falls Church, Arlington. Author of _A Virginia Village_ and
other published and unpublished works. His daughter Elizabeth Tabb
Stewart lived there until 1971. Name of new owners is unknown, but it is
scheduled for demolition soon.
[Sidenote: *36] _Mrs. Charles A. (sic) Mankin._ Believed to be a picture
of _Home Hill_ which Charles _E._ Mankin built for his wife Valinda. It
was located across the street from the then I.O.O.F. Hall on the site of
the Post Office parking lot at 301 W. Broad St. The grounds were given
to Mrs. Mankin by her mother. (There was no Charles _A._ Mankin.)
[Sidenote: 37] _Mrs. Annie Eells._ 414 W. Great Falls St. Built 1885.
Known as the Eells/Roberts/Pierce Home. Enlarged and renovated. Owners:
Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Pierce.
[Sidenote: 38] _"Eastover," Mr. Pickering Dodge._ 6763 25th St., corner
of Washington Blvd. and 25th St., East Falls Church. Mr. Dodge took the
pictures for _A Virginia Village_. Later owned by Mr. and Mrs. Hughes
Butterworth (daughter was Frances) from 1917-1933. Present owners:
Michael and Rita Flott.
[Sidenote: 39] _Mr. W.A. Ball._ 117 E. Columbia St. next to Rollins/Hall
house at 109 E. Columbia. Probably refers to Rev. Samuel A. Ball, who
was pastor of the Crossman Methodist Church across the street. Known as
the Ball/Jackman house. Built 1890. Owners: Mr. and Mrs. George E.
Jackman.
[Sidenote: *40] _Mr. T.B. Snoddy._ Was next to the N.E. corner of N.
Washington and E. Columbia Sts. Now occupied by an office building at
400 N. Washington St.
[Sidenote: *41] _Dr. T.M. Talbott._ Was located on a piece of farmland
across from the A.M. Lothrop place at the corner of McKinley Rd. and
Wilson Blvd. in Arlington. Christian Science Church, 809 N. McKinley
Road, now on the site.
[Sidenote: *42] _Mr. C.L. Blanton._ Mrs. Cline stated that this house
was then (about 1970) on Washington Blvd. in East Falls Church. Location
unclear. (See poultry ad on p. 108).
[Sidenote: *43] _Mr. Geo. W. Hawxhurst._ Was on the N.E. corner of N.
Washington and E. Columbia Sts., opposite the Charles Crossman House and
next door to Snoddy's. The garage once housed the beginnings of the
Falls Church library.
[Sidenote: *44] _Mr. W.W. Biggs._ Was on the corner of W. Great Falls
and Little Falls St., facing Little Falls St. on the site of the Falls
Church Community Center at 223 Little Falls. Later owned by the Cobb and
O'Halloran families.
[Sidenote: 45] _Mr. C.C. Walters._ 900 Park Ave. at Spring St. Built
1891. Owned by Philip Brophy.
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