Arlington County Virginia USGenWeb Archives News.....Ruthcomb Hall Sold $15000 October 13, 1907
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Washington Times, Oct 13, 1907 October 13, 1907
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Ruthcomb Hall Sold; $15,000 Reported Price
Former District Official Disposes of Beautiful Virginia Residence

There was placed on record in the Alexandria county courthouse yesterday a deed
conveying to T. A. Tyssowski, the property known as Ruthcomb Hall in Alexandria
county, owned by Andrew A. Lipscomb, formerly Assistant United States District
Attorney of this city, and a prominent lawyer and politician of Virginia and
Washington. The consideration was not named, but the agents who made the sale,
Craig & Royce, are understood to have secured approximately $15,000 for the
property.

Ruthcomb Hall is one of the show places of northern Virginia. It is built
somewhat in the form of a Grecian temple with massive columns extending the
entire height of the house, giving a broad portico surrounding it on three
sides. It stands on a commanding elevation overlooking the Potomac river, and
the broad sweep of country all around it and presents to the eye a view which
travelers greatly admired. Located within one mile of the city of Washington it
has all the charm of a country home, while at the same time possessing the
advantages of convenient access to the city. About five acres of land is
included in the tract belonging to the house. 

The interior of the house is in entire harmony with its outside appearance,
having large parlors, great halls, and large open fireplaces. Although a
structure of comparatively recent date, the house vies with the magnificent old
mansions of ante-bellum days, when the Old Dominion was noted for its hospitable
homes and well-ordered estates.

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