top of page

University Of Mary Washington

Gary Melcher Horeshoe Staircase

(Circa 1850)

Our scope of work was to document, demolish, repair, and reconstruct the Horseshoe Staircase at Gari Melchers Home and Studio. The ca. 1850 staircase is a distinctive architectural feature and a powerful example of the work carried out by enslaved black people at Belmont for enslaver Joseph Burwell Ficklen in the decades before emancipation.

Documentation & Methodology PDF

Project Name

This is your Project description. Click on "Edit Text" or double click on the text box to start.

Project Name

This is your Project description. Click on "Edit Text" or double click on the text box to start.

Project Name

This is your Project description. Click on "Edit Text" or double click on the text box to start.

Project Name

This is your Project description. Click on "Edit Text" or double click on the text box to start.

Project Name

This is your Project description. Click on "Edit Text" or double click on the text box to start.

Project Name

This is your Project description. Click on "Edit Text" or double click on the text box to start.

Coming Soon

Stay Tuned

bottom of page