The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-01
THE OLD ALLAN HOUSE.
What Mrs. Jordan of Lvnchburg Says
About IL.

About 1t.
Mrs Cornelia J. M. Jordon of Lynch
burg has recently been on visit to Rich
I'irginidn a very interesting letter from
This city. Among a number of other
gems Of local interest we extract the fol.
lowing regarding the old Allan house
But Of all Richmond's odd corners,
and there seems TO be DO end 10 them,
The old manse, that most deeply inter
csted me, stands at the corner of Main
and Fifth streets, and Is known IS the
Scotch Allan house: of whose fireside
Edgar A. Poe was once cherished and
beloved member. Here the unhappy
youth found home friends and dsinter.
ested affection; all which failed, alas
10 impose any restraint upon his un-
biidled will and appetites, until at last
his kind benefactOr, TO whom he owed
The warmest gratitude, ceased TO bear
with his unappreciative course, and
wholly withdrew his support.
"Our visit here brought us two.
fold pleasure, for after pausing in tho
large hall so suggestive of broad hOspi-
lalily, and over whose range he had so
often passed, We wandered ovei the
house peering into unoccupied rooms
vaguely surmising which he had occu-
pied, and chatting pleasantly with a
pretty little dark.eyed cicerOne who
might have made a fitting subject for
one of Poe's quaint though charming
lyrics, and soon we entered a studio
where we we're confronted by lady and
gentleman in close conversation over
some splendid heads in oil that adorned
the walls. This is Miss Norris said,
advancing, having heard that an artist
of that name occupied rooms in the
building.
Not Miss Morris, she replied. but
Miss Logan, and the gentleman proved
TO be her brother, General Logan of Con.
federate fame. Miss Logan was an art
student in Rome for several years, and
has now opened studio in Richmond,
where she receives pupils and executes
orders for art-work. She makes a speci-
atty of portrait painting, and her success
is already assured. In person, she is
above medium height, 1.-the and graceful,
with face that has story in ii" love.
~ complexion and light brown hair that
in little ringlets and curling
waves about most shapely head She
is very striking In appearance, and in
her white dress of soft null with lace
and frills, looked very much as If she
might have stepped from the frame Of
some grand Elizatethan portrait. We
talked awhile about art and its Dossibili
les in our own land, compared with
Europe, and on taking leave she kindly
insisted that should see Miss Morris,
20 whom she gave high praise and whose
studio was above on the second floor
But as / had already trespassed upon
he dinner hour Of MY very indulgent
hostess, was compelled to postpone that
pleasure.
II have been told here that this classic
has passed into the hands of
he Masons who may probably be induc'
d to let frst-class hotel be built upon
he site. What desecration The old
lome of the author of The Raven con-
ierted into-anything else.
"The city ought TO own the place and
Keep ii as long as possible just as it is
barring the dust and cobwebs) "a yeri-
able ruin, rich in association with the
greatest poetic genius Virginia has yet
Produced"