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Lucinda Dukes Edinburgh has been visiting Hammond-Harwood House in Annapolis since 1978. Now, she taking over as the house’s new curator.
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Lucinda Dukes Edinburgh has been visiting Hammond-Harwood House in Annapolis since 1978. Now, she taking over as the house’s new curator.
SUMMARY William Buckland was a builder and architect best known for his work on George Mason‘s Gunston Hall, in Fairfax County. Born in England, Buckland trained as a joiner and carpenter before coming to Virginia as the indentured servant of Thomson Mason in 1755. He worked on the interior detailing of Gunston Hall for the next four years. Buckland moved to Richmond County in 1761, where he purchased a farm and likely continued to work as a builder, although the specifics of his work have largely been lost. Mentions of Buckland in the Carter and Tayloe papers suggest he may have contribute...