Date:  ca. 1912

Image Number:  Roll4Neg12A

Comments:  Pictured here on the front steps of The Terrace are the Powers, Blair, and Bell families. The Terrace is a Victorian-style residence on Scottsville's Jackson Street, built in 1897 by Dr. and Mrs. David Pinckney Powers.  Before their home was built, the Powers family lived in the Powers House, a hotel they ran on Main Street. Dr. Powers organized Albemarle County's public school system in the winter of 1870-71 and served as County Superintendent of Albemarle Schools for thirty years.  He was a well respected educator and the patriarch of this respected Scottsville family.  Use the image below as a guide to the names of family members.

(1) Andrew Gilbert Bell, Sr.  was born ca. 1861 in Rockingham County, Virginia and married Annie Powers in Scottsville.  He died in Charlottesville on October 4, 1951, and is buried in Woodbine Cemetery, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
(2) Andrew Gilbert Bell, Jr. 
(3) Mrs. Annie (Powers) Bell was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. D.P. Powers and wife of Andrew Gilbert Bell, Sr.  She was born in Scottsville in 1864 and died in Charlottesville, Virginia, on October 8, 1951.  Annie is buried in the Scottsville Baptist Cemetery.
(4) Susie Blair, daughter of Dr. Joseph P. and Susie (Powers) Blair.  Susie became Professor of Speech and Drama at Hollins College in Virginia.  After her retirement from Hollins College, Susie returned to Scottsville and her family home at The Terrace.
(5) Mrs. Susie (Powers) Blair was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. D.P. Powers and wife of Dr. Joseph P. Blair and a bookkeeper/clerk at the National Bank of Scottsville. 
(6) Dr. Joseph P. Blair was a dentist, chairman of the Albemarle County School Board for 37 years, and a member of the Scottsville Town Council member.  He was born in Scottsville in 1864 and was the son of Captain John T. and Martha (Matthews) Blair.  Dr. Blair died in Scottsville in 1931 and is buried in the Scottsville Baptist Cemetery.
(7) Mary Powers was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. D.P. Powers
(8) Dr. David Pinckney Powers was a respected educator, who was appointed as the first superintendent of Albemarle County public schools in 1870 and held that position until his death.  Dr. Powers was a member of the Scottsville Baptist Church and superintendent of its Sunday School for many years.  He was one of the presidents of the Albemarle Sunday School Association and held the office of clerk of the Albemarle Baptist Association for many years.  Dr. Powers was the husband of Sarah (Staples) Powers.
(9) Lucy Powers was the youngest daughter of Dr. and Mrs. D.P. Powers and employee of the National Bank of Scottsville. 
(10) Miss Susan N. Staples was the sister of Sarah (Staples) Powers.  She was born about 1833 and was the daughter of Thomas and Ann (Tompkins) Staples.  Miss Staples died in 1920 and is buried in the Staples family cemetery near Glendower.
(11) Miss Marietta 'Met' Powers was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. D.P. Powers and secretary to Jacinto V. Pereira, President of Scottsville's Fidelity Bank.  Later, Met served as librarian at the Scottsville Library.  She was a member of the Scottsville Baptist Church and its organist for many years.  Met Powers is buried at the Scottsville Baptist Cemetery.
(12) Sarah (Staples) Powers was born on July 1, 1831, and was the daughter of Thomas and Ann (Tompkins) Staples of Scottsville.  She married David P. Powers on June 30, 1853, and they were the parents of William A., Philip S., Annie, Susie, Mary, Marietta, and Lucy H. Powers.  Mrs. D.P. Powers died on June 18, 1918, in Scottsville, and is buried in the Staples family cemetery near Glendower.
(13) Charlie Lenaham was the son of Amelia Lenaham, a trusted employee of Dr. and Mrs. D.P. Powers.