The week of October 12 came and went so quickly I again didn't get everything on my list crossed off for this project or my "real" job. No surprise, it seems to be the pattern these days. The following details, though, I am happy to report: VCU Facilities Management has electronic versions of "rough" plans [...]
Tag: history
New Friends at Siewers Lumber
Last Thursday I was so fortunate to publicize my project to the folks at Siewers Lumber & Millwork, who were very willing and eager to share their company history, which began in 1884. I contacted Richie Siewers about help with the millwork design of the porches on 811, 813 and 817 South Cathedral Place upon [...]
How Buildings Learn
During my tour of 819 South Cathedral Place with Mr. Harrow from the Virginia Baptist Mission Board, I learned that at the point that the dwellings were connected and under ownership of the Catholic Diocese, all the powering had been centralized and sourced from the basement of 819. Mr. Harrow said that they were finalizing [...]
Help from VCU Real Estate Services
Last week I visited VCU's Real Estate Services office to have a look at the title polices and environmental assessments of the row on South Cathedral to see if I could garner any new clues. Mitzi and Josh were very helpful in locating the files I needed to view. The deeds on file for the [...]
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