Salubria

Salubria is a historic plantation house in Stevensburg, Culpeper County, Virginia. The surviving building dates from 1757 and is a two-story dwelling with a hipped roof and two large interior-end chimneys capped with corbelled brickwork. Its architecture reflects the domestic building traditions of eighteenth-century Virginia and gives the property significance as a surviving example of the region's historic plantation landscape. The property is also associated with Admiral Cary Travers Grayson, who was born at Salubria. Grayson later became a personal physician to President Woodrow Wilson and served as a prominent United States Navy officer. His connection gives the house an additional layer of national historical interest beyond its architectural value. Salubria was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. In October 2000, the Grayson family donated the property to the Germanna Foundation for historic preservation. The transfer placed the house under the stewardship of an organization dedicated to preserving and interpreting regional German-American and colonial heritage. Salubria is therefore best understood not as a commercial brand, product, or operating company, but as a preserved historic site and architectural resource.

Salubria is an eighteenth-century historic house located at Stevensburg in Culpeper County, Virginia. The building was constructed in 1757 and survives as a two-story, hipped-roof dwelling. Its most visually distinctive architectural features are two substantial chimneys positioned at the interior ends of the house and finished with corbel-capped brickwork. These elements, together with the building's form and age, place Salubria within the architectural history of colonial and early Virginia domestic construction. The property is historically notable both for its physical fabric and for the people associated with it. Salubria was the birthplace of Admiral Cary Travers Grayson. Grayson became the personal physician of President Woodrow Wilson and later held a senior role in the United States Navy. His birthplace links the rural Virginia property to the political, medical, and military history of the United States in the early twentieth century. Salubria was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. This designation recognized the house as a significant historic resource and contributed to its standing within Virginia's preserved architectural heritage. The property's later history centered on stewardship rather than commercial operation. In October 2000, members of the Grayson family donated Salubria to the Germanna Foundation, allowing the organization to undertake its preservation and protect the site for historical interpretation. The house is consequently not a conventional consumer brand or corporate enterprise. It has no documented product portfolio, executive structure, public-market listing, or commercial operating network. Its relevance lies in its identity as a historic plantation house, its association with Cary Travers Grayson, its National Register designation, and its continuing preservation under the Germanna Foundation. Historic American Buildings Survey documentation associated with Salubria includes photographs, measured drawings, and photo-caption materials, further recording the property's architecture.

• 2000

  Transfer to the Germanna Foundation

  [1]Salubriaen.wikipedia.org

  In October 2000, the Grayson family donated the property to the Germanna Foundation for historic preservation.

• 1970

  National Register listing

  [1]Salubriaen.wikipedia.org

  Salubria was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of its architectural and historical significance.

• 1757

  Construction of Salubria

  [1]Salubriaen.wikipedia.org

  The two-story hipped-roof plantation house was built at Stevensburg in Culpeper County, Virginia.

A preserved eighteenth-century Virginia plantation house valued for its architectural character, historical associations, and heritage-preservation significance.

• 2000

  Donation for historic preservationOther

  Background

  The Grayson family retained a longstanding connection to Salubria, which was recognized as a historically significant property.

  Action taken

  In October 2000, the family donated Salubria to the Germanna Foundation.

  Aftermath

  The donation placed the historic house under the foundation's preservation stewardship.

  Source

1. 1Salubriaen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Historic American Buildings Survey documentation for Salubrialoc.gov