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The Charles Joseph Nourse House: An 1827 Farm House in Tennallytown

Photographs show the Charles Joseph Nourse House in Tennallytown, the 1827 farmhouse later known as Zartman House.

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Nourse House in 1947
Nourse House in 1947

This lovely photo is captioned as the Charles Joseph Nourse House in Tennallytown (read about the name’s history). This is the main administrative house today and it’s known as Zartman House. It’s a beautiful old farm house, originally constructed in 1827.

Nourse House
Nourse House (Library of Congress)

The photograph at the top of the post shows another view of the lovely home.

Nourse House in 1947 (Library of Congress)

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Topics1940s · Architecture · Tenleytown

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