Dr. Joseph Arrington Blick (1836-1914) and his third wife Rose Ida Parrish (c1864-).
1 Lieut. Joseph A. Blick, Co. E, Va. Lt. Arty. These woods are full of graves, most without grave markers.
1 Lieut. Joseph A. Blick, Co. E, Va. Lt. Arty.
Final resting place of Dr. Joseph Arrington Blick (1836-1914). It appears that relic hunters may have vandalized the grave at one time. The headstone is about to fall over into the hole that the relic hunters dug. This grave is in a family burial ground about 150 yards behind Dr. Blick's old home.
Headstone of Mary Ella Blick (11 Jun 1882-25 Jan 1909). Mary was the daughter of George R. Blick, Dr. Blick's brother.
Headstone for George Richard Blick (1842-1909).
Headstone of Martha Ann Cornelia Lucy Blick (1844-1908), wife of George R. Blick. In the Blick family cemetery behind the old Blick home near Smokey Ordinary, Brunswick Co., VA.
Headstone for Martha Ann Cornelia Lucy and her husband George R. Blick.
Headstone for George R. Blick (1842-1909).
The rear of the old house.
The rear of the old house. The little building to the left is believed to be the kitchen.
Rear of the house and kitchen. Notice the stone foundation and the good condition of the weatherboards after all these years.
The second story from the southeast. The house has probably not been occupied in at least 40 years.
The second story from the southeast. Mr. Finch believes the house is still standing because the roof and sideboards are of such good quality. "They knew what kind of trees to use for different parts of the house," he says.
The front of the house.
A stone column holding up the front porch.
A brick column holding up the front porch.
Windows and doors are boarded up. One says, "No Trespassing. No goats."
Looking up at the second story from the front yard.
It won't be long before this house falls down. There is a big hole in the roof of the front porch.
The remains of a set of steps that went to the kitchen from the yard.
The east side of the kitchen and house.
Peering under the foundation of the kitchen. People pay lots of money for large stones like these today.
Looking into the cellar from a whole in the outside wall.
Looking inside the house from a hole in a wall on the east side.
Collapsed wall of the outside kitchen.
Stones from the supporting base of the outside kitchen.
Joey Parrish shows the outside kitchen.
A close look at the foundation of the kitchen.
A hole in the brick foundation of the house.
Looking into the house from the northwest rear window.
The northwest rear window.
Chimney on the west side of the house. The top 25% is newer than what's below.
The west side of the house.
West side of the home of Dr. Joseph Arrington Blick
A look at the west side of the house through the trees.
The front of the house from Wilson Creek Ln.
