white and his family resided in a large brick mansion located along east main street (northwestern turnpike) which was later known as "liberty hall". due to his upbringing in an affluent family, white was a person of means from a young age, and in his early adulthood he was able to construct a "large brick mansion" at this location. his original residence was destroyed by fire in 1857, and white replaced it with a more modest brick edifice where he resided until his departure from romney in 1861 during the american civil war. white's home was a "seat of true old virginia hospitality" and it was frequented by all socio-cultural strata of hampshire county and the greater valley of virginia region.