East House


Description
Creator:
Fisher Studio, Cobourg, Photographer
Media Type:
Image
Item Type:
Photographs
Notes:
General Charles Lane Fitzhugh was the youngest civil war general in the Union Army. The Fitzhughs were an old Virginia family of great wealth who spent much time in Cobourg. Charles built a pair of houses in 1902. Ravensworth, Fitzhugh built for himself and wife Emma Shoenberger,one of the wealthiest steel heiresses in the US, while East House he built for his son Carroll upon his marriage. In 1926 Ravensworth was sold to Richard Baylor Hickman of Kentucky as a private residence. The Fitzhugh family owned the East House until it was destroyed by a fire on Christmas Day in 1976.
Publisher:
Fisher Studio
Place of Publication:
Cobourg
Date of Original:
ca. 1930
Subject(s):
Local identifier:
720-102
Collection:
Historical Photographs
Geographic Coverage:
Latitude: 43.95977
Longitude: -78.16515
Copyright Statement:
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
Contact:
Cobourg Public Library
WWW address:
East House