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Dr. Alexander Glass Strachan House, 302 Cross Street, Petersburg, Petersburg, Virginia

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Dr. Alexander Glass Strachan House, 302 Cross Street, Petersburg, Petersburg, Virginia

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Significance: The main portion of this house was probably built by Dr. Alexander Glass Strachan, a physician, and graduate of the University of Edinburgh, about the middle of the eighteenth century. Strachan was one of the first aldermen of Petersburg in 1784. The house is noteworthy because of its method of construction, which includes mortice and tenon joints with pegs.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-141
Survey number: HABS VA-642
Building/structure dates: 17t2 Initial Construction

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
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Petersburg37.22793, -77.40193
Google Map of 37.2279279, -77.40192669999999
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