Fairfield Foundation team
Members of the Fairfield Foundation team conducting an archeological dig at the Gressitt House in Urbanna, are, from left, Dave Brown, Ashley McCustion, Anna Rhodes and Thane Harpole. The team found a brick foundation behind the 18th-century home. They also found 18th and 19th century straight pins, fish bones, pearlware, a “molded” smoking pipe, and pieces to bowls and plates. (Photo by Larry Chowning)
Gressitt House bricks
Gressitt House bricksA brick foundation made from handmade bricks has been unearthed by the staff of the Fairfield Foundation on the grounds of the colonial Gressitt House in Urbanna. Thane Harpole, co-director of the foundation, speculated that the structure was some type of outbuilding built around 1750. (Photo by Larry Chowning)
18th-century artifact
18th-century artifact Dave Brown of the Fairfield Foundation holds a metal 18th-century claw foot leg found behind the colonial Gressitt House in Urbanna. The Fairfield Foundation, in cooperation with the Urbanna Oyster Festival Foundation and home owner Amy Denny, are doing a historical dig behind the 18th-century colonial home. (Photo by Larry Chowning)
