Workman’s cottage rescue is labor of love; The Free Lance-Star
Fannie Roots would probably be surprised at what’s going on at her home.
After Roots’ death, because of her home’s condition, demolition was considered until Jensen persuaded University of Mary Washington administrators to let the building stay as an example of the region’s post-Civil War African-American heritage.
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