Salubria is a historic

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located at Stevensburg,

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. It was built about 1742, and is a two-story, hipped roof dwelling with two large corbel-capped chimneys on the interior ends. Salubria was the birthplace of Admiral

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, personal physician to President

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. an
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/ref> In October 2000, Salubria was donated by the Grayson family to the Germanna Foundation for historic preservation.Germanna Foundation website
/ref> It was listed on the

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in 1970.

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Salubria, Salubria Lane, Stevensburg, Culpeper County, VA
17 photos, 10 measured drawings, and 2 photo caption pages at

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