Comments on: 601 Spring Street http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/05/04/601-spring-street/ News for Oregon Hill, Richmond, Virginia Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:22:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: paul hammond http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/05/04/601-spring-street/comment-page-1/#comment-1047 paul hammond Tue, 06 May 2008 14:23:37 +0000 http://www.oregonhill.net/?p=226#comment-1047 Here's more from http://www.richmondfriends.org 1802 Quaker petition against slavery presented to the Virginia legislature. Among those signing this petition are Samuel Parsons (the father of Samuel Pleasants Parsons, whose house survives at 601 Spring Street in Oregon Hill) and James Ladd (the uncle of Elizabeth Ladd, who married Samuel Pleasants Parsons). Here’s more from http://www.richmondfriends.org

1802 Quaker petition against slavery presented to the Virginia legislature. Among those signing this petition are Samuel Parsons (the father of Samuel Pleasants Parsons, whose house survives at 601 Spring Street in Oregon Hill) and James Ladd (the uncle of Elizabeth Ladd, who married Samuel Pleasants Parsons).

]]> By: Scott http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/05/04/601-spring-street/comment-page-1/#comment-1044 Scott Tue, 06 May 2008 02:19:33 +0000 http://www.oregonhill.net/?p=226#comment-1044 Maura, thanks for the corrections. I wrote the above comment in haste and should have been more accurate. I was trying to make it clear that the Jacob House was originally north of where it is now. http://www.richmondfriends.org/history/JHOut/index.htm A community advisory committee that included Quaker members suggested that Salomonsky give it to OHHIC. http://www.richmondfriends.org/History/JacobHouseDedication.htm Maura, thanks for the corrections. I wrote the above comment in haste and should have been more accurate.

I was trying to make it clear that the Jacob House was originally north of where it is now.

http://www.richmondfriends.org/history/JHOut/index.htm

A community advisory committee that included Quaker members suggested that Salomonsky give it to OHHIC.

http://www.richmondfriends.org/History/JacobHouseDedication.htm

]]> By: Maura http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/05/04/601-spring-street/comment-page-1/#comment-1032 Maura Mon, 05 May 2008 13:22:14 +0000 http://www.oregonhill.net/?p=226#comment-1032 Corrections. The Jacob house was never on Main Street, it has always been on Cary. It was moved across the street to its present location on Cary in 1995. The developer never gave the building to the Quaker community. The deed signed/transferred from S. Salomonsky's corporation to the Oregon Hill Home Improvement Council. Corrections.
The Jacob house was never on Main Street, it has always been on Cary. It was moved across the street to its present location on Cary in 1995.
The developer never gave the building to the Quaker community. The deed signed/transferred from S. Salomonsky’s corporation to the Oregon Hill Home Improvement Council.

]]> By: Scott http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/05/04/601-spring-street/comment-page-1/#comment-1031 Scott Mon, 05 May 2008 11:06:29 +0000 http://www.oregonhill.net/?p=226#comment-1031 The Quaker/abolitionist history in Oregon Hill deserves more recognition. It gets short shift in comparison to some other Richmond history. The linear/greenway park that goes down Belvidere is named after Parsons and the park at Laurel and Albemarle is named after another Oregon Hill Quaker/abolitionist, Pleasants. When VCU moved the Jacob House, another historic Quaker house, from its original location near Main St., despite protests from neighborhood and community activists, a secret basement room was found which was probably Underground Railroad. Trani promptly had the discovery paved over for his Engineering School parking lot. The Jacob House is now on Cary Street. To his credit the developer Stephen Salomonsky Jr. gave it back to the Quaker community who then donated it to the Oregon Hill Home Improvement Council. The Quaker/abolitionist history in Oregon Hill deserves more recognition. It gets short shift in comparison to some other Richmond history.

The linear/greenway park that goes down Belvidere is named after Parsons and the park at Laurel and Albemarle is named after another Oregon Hill Quaker/abolitionist, Pleasants.

When VCU moved the Jacob House, another historic Quaker house, from its original location near Main St., despite protests from neighborhood and community activists, a secret basement room was found which was probably Underground Railroad.

Trani promptly had the discovery paved over for his Engineering School parking lot.

The Jacob House is now on Cary Street. To his credit the developer Stephen Salomonsky Jr. gave it back to the Quaker community who then donated it to the Oregon Hill Home Improvement Council.

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