Mariah was a legend among area builders and others that lived in Albemarle County.
She was the first of her kind, built with no expense spared, and on a windy panoramic hilltop. That wind, is how she got her name… from one of those musical Westerns about the wind being called Mariah.
Back in 1976 when she was built, there were no McMansions. There were mansions, and there were the homes the rest of us lived in.
And then Mariah was built… rich, but not ostentatious. Warm and inviting.
The 70’s was a unique time in the field of construction, young people flooded the construction trade wanting to create something with their own hands. And, for the first time salvaged materials, historic designs, and traditional methods of building were once again valued.
Mariah was a starting place for a many young artisans who would go on to gain local, and even world-wide, acclaim for their skills as the years passed by.
Originally posted 2015-04-02 17:12:38.