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Settled in 1733 by Quakers from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Waterford is the oldest settlement in Loudoun County. Few places have retained their original integrity as Waterford has. The settlement was first known as Janney's Mill after the Janney brothers who were the first to arrive and acquire 400 acres on the south fork of Catoctin Creek. Shortly afterwards Francis Hague bought 303 acres adjoining Janney's land and built a stone cottage for his large family. The cottage stands today and can be seen as the stone wing of the Hague Hough house. Other extant properties near the original mill include Hillside, The Samuel Means House and Mill End which is the site of the original miller's house.
[The properties pictured are representative of those in Waterford and are not necessarily for sale. Click on the photos to open a window with a larger photo.]
Samuel Means House
Mahlon Janney built the stone wing circa 1762 as part of his thriving mill operation. The two-story stone portion appears far grander than a typically simple miller's cottage, indicating that Janney himself probably lived there. The interior three-room floor plan of Janney's house is one that is often referred to as the Quaker or Penn plan. The brick wing was added before 1803, when owner Asa Moore (c.1770-1823) insured the house for the staggering sum of $2,300. The brick addition converted Janney's three-room plan into the fashionable center-hall plan. Twentieth century owners added onto the rear of the dwelling. A one-story stone wing that abutted the west end was demolished in the early 1900s; it may be the source for some of the lovely stone walls you see along Bond Street.
Hague-Hough House
Francis Hague built a small one-room stone dwelling around 1744, which is now the easternmost portion of the Hague-Hough House and probably the oldest house in the village. Hough erected the impressive two-and-a-half-story brick section to the west. A later brick addition links the two dwellings. The architectural elements and substantial size of Hough's brick dwelling attest to the high social status and wealth of this Quaker family, as does the full-Georgian plan interior. The present owners purchased the house after it had been vacant for nearly thirty years; they faithfully and painstakingly restored the home to its original state.
Mill End
Emanuel and Catherine Newcomer constructed the brick house now known as Mill End shortly after they purchased the mill complex in 1814. The house became home to a series of mill owners. Like many Waterford dwellings, Mill End is a Federal-period house with Flemish brick bond on the front facade and five-course common bond on the sides and rear.
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