Mary Jane Dogan House Virtual Visit

The Mary Jane Dogan is located near Manassas Park, Virginia. The house was erected between 1878 and 1880 for Mary Jane Dogan by noted Alexandria, Virginia, builder Alexander Lyles in the vernacular I-house form. Utilizing building components salvaged from earlier structures on site, it speaks to the reversal of fortune that many southern families within farming communities faced in the aftermath of the Civil War. Groveton was the scene of the Second Battle of Manassas. Most of the houses and farm buildings were damaged or burned, crops and livestock confiscated, and the surrounding agricultural countryside trampled. Many residents faced with such deprivations rebuilt using the remnants of previous structures. In this case, sections of the house incorporate building elements likely part of the old tavern and storehouse that Mary Jane received in 1855 from the estate of her father, William Henry Dogan, as part of his Peach Grove plantation. Today only the log and frame overseer's house remains of William Dogan's 700-acre plantation that included a fine stone house, requisite outbuildings, and commercial ventures.

Project Information

Heritage Documentation Programs (HDP) undertook Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) documentation of the Mary Jane Dogan House in winter/spring 2019-20. Catherine C. Lavoie is the chief of HABS and Dana Lockett is the acting chief of HDP. The project was sponsored by the Historic Preservation Training Center, Moss Rudley, Superintendent; and Thomas A. Vitanza, RA, Senior Historical Architect and project manager as part of a Historic Structure Report, on behalf of and in conjunction with Manassas National Battlefield Park, Brandon Bies, Superintendent; Ray Brown, Chief of Interpretation and Cultural Resources Management; and Andrew Bentley, Cultural Resource Specialist. The project was planned and managed for HDP by Paul A. Davidson, HABS Architect, and Catherine C. Lavoie. Field recording and measured drawings were completed by Paul Davidson and Daniel De Sousa, HABS Architect; and Ryan Pierce, HALS Architect. The large-format digital photographs were taken by HDP photographer Jarob J. Ortiz. The historical report was written by Catherine C. Lavoie.

The HABS documentation will support the completion of a Historic Structure Report (HSR) and subsequent rehabilitation efforts. The animation was created using the same 3-D scans used to document the structure for the creation of architectural drawings. This technology allows a unique look into the structure during the investigative process and early stabilization undertakings. HALS Architect Ryan Pierce created the animation using Pointools & Premier Pro. The video contains no spoken word and is best viewed in HD or at a high-resolution setting. To change the viewing setting, click on the "gear" icon at the bottom of the viewing window to adjust the resolution.

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  Animation

  Video animation of 3D point-cloud data

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  HABS Documentation

  Archival documentation at the Library of Congress