Home of Mary Javins (Site)

These coordinates mark the exact spot where the Javins family home once stood until it was torn down circa 2007 to make way for a new home. No visible remains exist.


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Here follows an excerpt from the Fall 2006 edition of the "Franconia Remembers" newsletter published by the Franconia Museum:

Mary Virginia Javins passed away on March 11, 2006. She was the youngest of ten children and the last of her family at age 92. Her parents, Harry and Annie Stout Javins owned and operated the “Golden Hill Dairy Farm,” located on Franconia Road, where all of the children were born. The children attended Cameron Elementary School on Telegraph Road. Mary never married; she lived and worked on the farm until her parents’ death. Then, she bought a home at 6015 Old Rolling Road in Franconia where two of her unmarried brothers, Tom and Willie, lived with her. Her last few years were spent in Ruxton Health Care Center. Mary leaves a loving niece, Shirley Dove Davis, who has written her memories of her favorite aunt and the farm. Shirley gave the museum Mary’s albums of pictures and rosters of the Rose Bush Club in Franconia.