Figure 49. — North wail of Structure E, looking east. Sign stands on partition 

 wall between Rooms X and Y and in front of rectangular section of burnt 

 red clay, upon which fireplace hearth stood. Projecting foundation at left 

 may have supported an oven. Iron slab (see fig. 50) lies in sttu with trowel 

 on top. 



different bricklayers having worked on the building 

 simultaneously. Since oddly assorted courses would 

 have been below ground level, care for their appear- 

 ance was minimal. Finished exterior brickwork was 

 required only above the lowest point visible to the 

 eye. 



Brick sizes ran from 9 to 9}2 inches long, 4 to 4% 

 inches wide, and 2% to 2% inches thick. These meas- 

 urements are similar to those of bricks in the veranda 

 foundation and the added cellar cross wall of .Structure 

 B. It is apparent from Ledger G that the elements 

 in Structure B, as well as the kitchen, were all built 



by Thomas Barry. Barry probably used bricks that 

 he himself made, according to the custom of \'irginia 

 bricklayers, so that the archeological and documen- 

 tary exidences of the extent of his woik in the two 

 buildings reinforce each other. 



The protruding rectangle of bricks at the north end 

 of Structure E resembles the foundation for steps in 

 Structure B. However, its position directly adjacent 

 to what must be assumed to have been the fireplace 

 precludes the possibility of its ha\ing been the location 

 for a step. Moreover, the pa\ement and doorstones 

 at the west and south demonstrate that the floor of 



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