Hi list(s), I received a query in regard to saving the WELDIN - ALLMOND Family House at 302 Philadelphia Pike in Wilmington, at the corner of Lore Avenue, Marsh Road and Philadelphia Pike. Please read the following & if anyone can help in any way possible please contact: Nancy Dunlap [email protected] QUERY: <<I live next door to the house that George and Elizabeth (Allmond) Weldin lived in, in Delaware. Currently a 7-Eleven wants to buy the property and put in a convenience store and gas pumps. The neighborhood is trying to save the historic house. I am working on research about the families that lived there. I saw your name when searching a genealogical web site and was hoping you might have further information about them. Please write back. You can see our website at www.geocities.com/friendsofpennyhill . Thank you in advance, Nancy Dunlap>> From: [email protected] Date: 2002/11/01 Fri AM 09:24:18 EST To: [email protected] Subject: Re: weldin allmond Hi Nancy, What kind of info are you looking for on the WELDIN-ALLMOND family? You didn't give any dates on them & you did not mention the place in Delaware they are from. Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) RESPONSE: <<The property in question is at 302 Philadelphia Pike in Wilmington, at the corner of Lore Avenue, Marsh Road and Philadelphia Pike. It looks, from deed records, the property was originally in the hands of the Allmonds, and deeded to Elizabeth Allmond when she married George Weldin around 1790. The house appears to have been built about that time. The Weldins appear to have kept it in the family until sometime around the late 1800's . At some point, the state of Delaware owned it, I think, but then Benjamin Veasey was the owner until the 1920's. In order to save the house, I need to know more about the owners so that we can push the "historical significance" aspect. Land Use people indicated to us that just because something is old, they don't consider it valuable. Seven Eleven sure doesn't care. They said, at a recent meeting, that they don't even believe it is older than this century. You can just look at it and see otherwise. Nancy Dunlap Please send e-mail to 7-Eleven to register your opposition to the demolition of the Weldin House. [email protected]>> Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) P.S. Please pass this onto others who might be interested.