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100th birthday of house celebrated on Bull Run, Saturday Armitages have friends over to rechristen beautiful old home, "Tucker's Station," recalling days when site was a stop for cattle drivers moving herds east to market, for adventurers heading west to new lives With one photo By Barbara Armitage There's nothing left to do now but empty the dishwasher the house is so quiet you can hear it breathe. That's not the way it was on Saturday, September 15, 2007, or for that matter for the past couple of weeks. This is the first time I can remember that I didn't feel like I needed to weed, plant, dig or something in the yard so I just sat and watched the cats chasing the butterflies through the flowers this afternoon. Lately my entire existence has been focused on getting the house and yard ready for our big day. After all it's not every day that you get to celebrate a 100th Birthday. This past weekend Wayne and Barbara Armitage celebrated the 100th Birthday of their home on Bull Run Road in Columbia. Friends, neighbors and even friends we had yet to meet gathered to enjoy the most beautiful day of the year listen to music and to pass on the stories of the life and times this house has seen. Built in 1907 by the Collins family the home has seen a lot of living and hopefully will go on to see a lot more. Even before the Collin's built this beautiful home there was an outpost here called "Tucker's Station" a stop for cattle drivers moving their herds east to market and for adventurers heading west to new lives. The day had been in the back of my mind since the day we signed the papers on the home almost three years ago. So many families have lived here it seems only natural to share it with the community. In many ways this house has grown into a life of its own. People came by the car load bearing platters of delicious food to share. The band "Pure Country" entertained us all afternoon with music and laughter. My only regret was that it all ended so soon. I am now more determined than ever to gather the stories of the house before they are lost in time. For the Armitage family the renamed "Tucker's Station Farms" is the destination. Both Wayne and Barbara have lived, worked and traveled all over the world and are now happy to be able to call Columbia home. This story was posted on 2007-09-18 04:17:13
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