Sadly, the historic Jacob House and its state historic marker have been extensively tagged by graffiti vandals. It’s hard to tell if these actions were done as part of recent protests or not. If they are, it is disturbing given the Jacob House’s iconic history of abolitionism and workmanship by free Black people.
This happened over this past weekend’s protests. Sadly, its not the first time this wall of the Jacob House has suffered graffiti.
A old photo (courtesy of William Pickett) of James Bradford, Joe Seipel, and Addison with the old house they bought.
The Jacob House, built in 1817 with labor by freed black men for a Quaker owner. An historic icon displaced from its original location by VCU. Thankfully, these folks saved it from destruction. Currently owned and well maintained by the Oregon Hill Home Improvement Council. The current tenant is civil engineer George Nyfeller and his company.
More on this here, here, and here.
