Hills & Heights
RVA Legends — Womack House
A look into the history of Richmond places and people that have disappeared from our landscape.
1722 Stockton Street
Built, before 1869
Demolished, after 1940
Beers blows it!
The ancient looking house stood in the 1940s at the south east corner of Stockton Street at Eighteenth, very close to the street. The Beers Map of Manchester in 1876 shows it to have been owned by an E. F. Warnicke, who is not listed in the tax rolls or directories. Further searching has revealed that the owner was Pleasant F. Womack, not “E. F. Warnicke.”
(LOC) — Beers Illustrated Atlas of the Cities of Richmond & Manchester, 1877
In your face, Beers!
Womack had bought the house in 1869 from the widow of Jeremiah Hobbs. Hobbs had died in 1861. Hobbs purchased a series of lots in Marx’s Addition in the late 1850s and in 1860. This house would seem to be on one of these lots. It is not known if Hobbs actually lived there, because he had many real estate transaction in the area in the nineteenth century.
September 2016
A directory of the period listed Womack’s occupation as carpenter in the Richmond and Danville Railroad shops in Manchester. Pleasant sold the house in 1866 to his son, George R. Womack, also a carpenter, for $1500. The same year George sold it to his mother, Rebecca, for $759. At her death in 1899, Rebecca’s other heirs gave the house to George for his care of their mother in her lifetime. [OME]
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Community
Reedy Creek Access Could be Limited on Wednesday
Work will start at 9:30 AM and work should continue for a few hours. This will limit your access to Reedy Creek, and there may be periods of zero access.
From James River Parks.
Tomorrow (Wednesday, 3/29) Norfolk Southern is going to be doing repair work on the Reedy Creek Crossing. They will start at 9:30 AM and work should continue for a few hours. This will limit your access to Reedy Creek, and there may be periods of zero access.
Community
Tacos, Tattoos, and Beer
I doubt any spots are left but you can still swing by and get some killer tacos on Tuesday.
Love tattoos? Love free tacos?
We’re celebrating our 2 year anniversary with a block party @true_tattoo_rva where if you get a TBT or Taco related flash piece you’ll get free tacos from us for life
We’ll drop the flash sheet on Tuesday (3/14)
Just show us your dope ink when you purchase two tacos, and we’ll give you the third one for free
On Tuesday, March 14th, we’ll start booking slots, and we’ll have walk-ins the day of the event. Call @true_tattoo_rva to book appointments
We’ll be on-site slinging tacos and vibes with our amigos @capsoulbrewing pouring up suds.
We’ll have raffles and prizes available from our amigos as well!
Community
Lane Closures – Hioaks Road and Jahnke Road
This work is scheduled for Friday, March 10 from 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. and will close the right lanes of each road.
WHO: City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities (https://twitter.com/DPUStreetNews)
WHAT: Lane Closures
WHEN: Friday, March 10, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Hioaks Road and Jahnke Road, 4th Council District
IMPACTS: This work is scheduled for Friday, March 10 from 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. and will close the right lanes of each road.
PROJECT SCOPE: Stormwater drop inlet cleaning. Traffic signage will be in place, along with police presence for safety.
Reedy Creek Access Could be Limited on Wednesday
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