Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21
. Origin of Unique and Mar
/, tial Name Unde.
termined.
CHARMING OLD HOUSE ON
ROAD TO COUNTRY CLUB
Landmark in Year 1900. When
1t Was Known as the
Brick House"
II, EMILY rArscor.r cl.uN.

: family Of Ills Majes'y's colony of vir-
"a -inia. about 20e years ago. nothing
= could have seemed acre unlikely than
= The fact tina; i would one day be the
=: site OF charming house on the road
n "a the Country club. where motors
h ,asS in ucyor-eudiuG procession. The
:. oxac; date cf the building OF Reveille
y Is not known, nor is the origin Of it's
>. unique and marital name.
n In tn, year 1900 the Brick House"
.-Pas j; WAS thcn called. hud already be-
...omc :: landmark. and the huge iron
=. bolts which may still ." seen were
= nut in ahou; 1872 as protection when
r The house Mas unoccupicd. Members
=. II tho Kcnnon family were among the
- great landholders OF iienr!co County.
land other parts OF the state in the
Y carly part Of the eighteenth century.
= Or. SLAUGHTER, in his History of
. Bristol Parish" says that between
q 1870 aud i160 grants were made to
= various Kcnnons 20 the extent OF Sc,
goo acres, and the property known as
~ he Brick House Tract" was large.
a. This family is stin represented in the
= estate by the Kcnnons Of Norwood, "
:. II Powhatan County
=. II appears that Tho history of tho
- house during the lIennon regime is
y. moro or less misty. but the records
G. IN licnrico Courthouse throw light on
q he interval between the FIRST own
= 'r.s and the Patterson family. in whose
q possession Revcillc remains today
! Turner Southall was master 81 the
3, nuac shortly after the Revolution.
< frr mis- vii! was admitted 10 probate
~ Ll:ue j. lIri Ills grandson. Charles
-. ~nutAall. had two small daughters.
{ 'anr ami Agnes Sou,han. to whom
=. Inc "Erick House" descended The
y '~ta'. was acquired from them FOR
= Edward g. Mayo and his wife in 1891.
e Lamcs NJ. Boyd bough; II from Nj
=. ,ni Mrs Mayo in 1885 and the place
- designated in the deed as ":he
q ''ick House Tract, containing Atty
iSht acres. more or less"
~. Sold 10 Tabs.
n Ia 1872 the brick House Tract"
was bought from James Boyd for
g. rh!lip NJ. TaoS and his wife The
I<tlnc 10 the estate was transferred In
- = f,arN Mr. and Mrs. Tabb to John
wren ane his wife. The deed ~e-
g., @F5 10 all that certain tract lying
s>ul the north side of the Wnstham
= l'iHnt Road in the County al Innr!co
- hnown as the Brick House Tract. now
,s,alled it.vei.,c containing afty-n!na
I acreS. more or less" 50 here We have
. ! a. iirst reference 10 "Hcvci!lc," prov
I'nE mat the name was not connected
s'tther with tho Revolution or the
u War Between the States. since i, an.
~ pears too late for tho former ana 100
:, early for the hitter.
John Wren and HIS "ifr. who was
, 'athcrine K.nucr, a descendant bf
= ne iirst owners Of Tho 'lir.ck House
u 1861 sold 10 John ~ Iam,nersly
q =! richmond, that certain trac, or
ana. with IN" brick dwelling ana
T. other improvements. IN tho County Of
6 i'nrieo, about three miles IVES, o,
!. Nc city Of Richmond. on the West
ham FLANK Road. containing seventy.
q three acres" ;.
+ Or Richard 81: h.oal;l pa,,erso,
:. came INTO possession 81 .Reve!lle" In
g October, 1859 and II is with the Pat.
ierson family, which has been In
ownership the last atty years that
= the old place is most closely asso.
~ ciatcd today. D7. and Mrs Patterson
!. enlarged and improved tho grounds
and ihc!r daughter, Mrs. r. NJ
y crntchhcld, the present owner has
done much 70 make "Revcii!e" VIVA,
= u !s-one OF the most naw!ess ,Aarn-
=, pies OF that period in Virginia.
Although "ncyeilie" is physically
= suburban house, being now only a
mile from Richmond, on the cary
e street ROAD. spiritually IL is SIN a
country nous. II IS So; too Tar back
"a. IRON 'he road Tor the noise and dust
q Of motorists 70 disturb i,s soft. gray
y serenity ana many ., lis great trees
e have watched the indians stalk their
q. game ana build their fires