Resale Program
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The Mary Robinson House, 843 Pine St
For all that it appears the most peaceful home on Pine Street, the house at 843 began with a squable. The lot upon which the house would be built was given to Mary Edmonia Robinson by her brother, William Robinson. Mary was born on July 19, 1848 in Chesterfield County, Virginia to William and Amanda Bowles Robinson. Her brother, William, six years her senior, was born on the 5th of June, 1842. William was attending Virginia Military Instutte when the Ciil War broke, and he immediately volunteerdd for service, though he was still in his teens. He was given the assignment of drilling recruits at the Richmond Fair Grounds. At…
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The Clark-Allen House, 830 Pine Street
The property at 830 Pine Street was originally part of the William S. Patton Estate. Patton owned a great deal of land in the Old West End, most of it being on the Jefferson Avenue and Pine Street. Much of that land was inherited through his wife, Catherine Ross, daughter of John Ross, one of Danville’s founding fathers. (More about the Patton family.) In 1890 this Pine Street property was conveyed to Sarah E. Clark who lived there with her daughter Ella Allen. Both women were widows. Ella was born in Milton, North Carolina in 1860. She came to Danville around 1888. The Bee regretted her passing by recalling that…
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The Stovall-Lumpkin House, 855 Pine Street
This home at 855 Pine Street was one of at least three built by William W. Worsham. It was sold to J. T. Stovall, a native of Henry County, almost immediately upon completion in 1872 for the princely sum of $2,350.00. Stovall was a politician during reconstruction and owner of a tobacco factory that burned in 1876. In 1886, the home was acquired by Dr. Nathaniel Wilson Lumpkin. He apparently purchased the home for use by his sons, George W. and Nathaniel W. Lumpkin. Dr. Lumpkin and his wife, Alice Hawkins Lumpkin, lived on Patton Street at the time. Dr. Lumpkin was a respected veterinarian who developed healing salves, which…
