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The Oldest House Still Standing in Richmond

THE OLDEST HOUSE 
STILL STANDING IN RICHMOND 
PROBABLY BUILT 1737 BY JACOB EGE 
A GIFT IN 1912 FROM 
MR. AND MRS. GRANVILLE G. VALENTINE 
TO THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE 
PRESERVATION OF VIRGINIA ANTIQUITIES 

RESTORED BY MR. AND MRS. ARCHER G. JONES 

IN 1924 PLACED IN THE CUSTODY OF THE 
EDGAR ALLAN POE SHRINE (NOW THE 
EDGAR ALLAN POE FOUNDATION, INC.)


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