I am in the final stages of wrapping up all of the research I have conducted over the past five months and compiling it into a digestible paper and presentation. This is so rewarding to sew everything together. I feel a little bit stressed about getting it all done before Thanksgiving, but it’s doable as [...]
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Wrapping up the project
Posted in Uncategorized on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A twin town house recovered
Posted in Uncategorized on November 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After recovering old photos in VCU’s Special Collections and piecing back together the original 800 block of Park Avenue, I was able to determine that two houses that stood at 810 and 812 Park Avenue were parcels that were originally John C. Shafer’s that were sold to Gilbert J. Hunt: February 1, 1888 Deed Book [...]
Neighboring Shafer property ends up in Supreme Court
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged court cases, Franklin Street, ownership, Shafer, VCU on October 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In 1914, a parcel of land – really a 20′ alleyway – a block away from our row was once subject of an appeals case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Apparently, the parcel bound by Park Avenue, Franklin, Shafer and Harrison Streets that was once John C. Shafer’s, held an alley connecting Shafer and Harrison Streets, [...]
