A student comment in class prompts a question: Were colonial houses taxed on square footage? My student stated that she knew someone whose 18th century-era house -- I'm assuming this is a standard "Virginia House" -- was supposedly taxed only on the basis of the one ground floor. The attic rooms, she said, because of their sloping ceilings were not taxed, nor was a half basement. Frankly, it sounded to me like a myth -- like the "window taxes" that supposedly led colonial people to have only tiny windows in their homes.| Any help is gratefully appreciated! David Kiracofe David Kiracofe History Tidewater Community College Chesapeake Campus 1428 Cedar Road Chesapeake, Virginia 23322 757-822-5136 ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html