Research by Michael Spencer, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Historic Preservation, was recently highlighted by Fredericksburg City Council. That research also appeared in The Free Lance-Star.
“City Council has reluctantly approved the Catholic Diocese of Arlington’s request for a special-use permit to expand parking for the Catholic Student Center across from the University of Mary Washington,” according to the newspaper story.
“According to research provided by Michael Spencer, a University of Mary Washington professor of historic preservation, the house can be traced to Frank Beckwith, who was noted as building a “handsome frame residence” on Marye’s Heights in 1877.”
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