REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Poor House: Ruckersville cabin has
lots of mystery   Address: 2067 Swift Run Road  Neighborhood:
Greene Mountain Lake   Asking: $365,000  Assessment: $302,500
Year Built: circa 1790  Size: 2,380  Land: 2.08 acres  Agent:
Lori Harris, Real Estate III   434-0951-7003  Curb Appeal: 9 out
of 10  This circa 1790 Ruckersville cabin-like house– called the
"Poor House" in some old tax documents– has many original
details along with some modern conveniences that make it both
historical and livable. We'll never know if it was indeed a poor
house, but that probably doesn't matter. It may be that
imagining the history of the house is more interesting than the
reality.   Visitors approach the house at an angle and enter the
yard through an arbor. It's picturesque in the traditional
sense. The two-acre plot is lush with overgrowth around the
edges and big enough for some serious gardening. It's easy to
imagine a huge plot of summer's bounty later preserved in Mason
jars for the cold months to co