I will eventually run across further information but by chance does anyone know anything about this house that appears to have eluded even Mary Wingfield Scott? I am referring to the John Parkhill house built in 1818 that sat by itself on the North side of E. Marshall Street between N 28th and N 29th. He had his hands in many things including coal merchant but didn't stay in Richmond long, leaving his wife and child behind to start a cotton plantation in Florida. The house was sold to a Hugh C. McNemara in 1829 and the Beers map of 1877 still shows the house standing alone on the entire block at that time owned by Cornelius Lipscomb, son of Reuben Lipscomb who also owned the house. It appears to have had a short tree lined drive up to the front porch and ringed the entire house. It had a square footprint and quite large compared to other houses in the area. I am expecting it was torn down by the 1890s and need to do research on that. But goes to show that houses like these were "deliberately?" overlooked throughout the years yet were significant to the Church Hill area. Eric * * * This E-mail, along with any attachments, is considered confidential and may well be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. Thank you for your cooperation. * * * To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we inform you that, unless otherwise indicated in writing, any U.S. Federal tax advice contained in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (1) avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state and local provisions or (2) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any tax-related matters addressed herein. Disclaimer Version RS.US.1.01.03 pdc1 ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html