Stratton-Stup House (1792)
Home of Ibby Stratton & Jim Stup
1890 Deer Rapids, Strasburg, VA
This house was built in 1792 by Abraham Crabill, who is buried in a small cemetery just down the road. Now called Edgewater Farm, the house is built of bricks that were handmade on the property with the original section being a two rooms down/two rooms up design.
Entering through the front door, one steps into a center hall redolent of a time long past. To the left is the original parlor where a Federal style fireplace is framed on either side by built-in cupboards. The cupboard on the left was removed to provide a door opening into a 1972, one-story addition. This addition is now a bedroom with a library behind where a collection of Majolica dishes are on display. The work of local painter, David Finnell, is also displayed on the walls of the bedroom and center hall. To the right of the center hall is the dining room where a chestnut wood hutch holds an additional collection of Majolica. Original 9-pane over 9-pane sash windows preserve remnants of hand made glass. An antique chandelier takes center stage over the dining table, and paintings and watercolors by Roy and Max Mason, relatives of the current own er, can be seen on the walls as well as in the parlor.
A door from the dining room gives access to a second 1972 addition where a large kitchen and family room are located. A vintage Hoosier in the kitchen was found at a Maryland dairy farm. Baskets made by Charles Nickerson of Albemarle County are on display.
Note Elizabeth's collection of Strasburg pottery. Two bedrooms with fireplaces are upstairs where can be seen an antique cradle made by Lawrence Hall and a framed crewelwork of state flowers that was created by the owner's aunt. A spacious screened in porch crosses the back of the house between the additions. In a barn on the property Elizabeth Stratton created a 1950's style entertainment room complete with a soda fountain, jukebox, and posters of Elvis Presley.