Hello all, I seldom visit ebay,but today I did and,as a lark, put in the term "Chinn" into its' search engine( I'm researching black Chinns of Prince William County Virginia). Among the five "hits" was something called a "Chinn House" miniature by artist Genece Klein. The figure is small--15mm, according to the description. Does anyone know about this artist--is she local? Is this figurine a model of the Chinn House of the Manassas Battlefield--home of Benjamin Tasker Chinn? Just curious, Rhonda Jackson

*I apologize if this is a duplicate. I sent this info last night but it did not come through to me and I thought possibly I did something wrong. I'll try again . . . Hi, All~ I frequent ebay TOO much [sigh] and took a peek at the Chinn House. It is not a replica of the house owned by Benjamin Tasker Chinn located in Manassas. That house is quite different in style and is now called the Ben Lomond Manor House. It is located at 10311 Sudley Manor Drive in Manassas - not far from the battlefield. Now owned by the Prince William County Park Authority, the house is unique as it contains signatures of Union soldiers on many of the walls. The house was used as a hospital during the war and is currently undergoing restoration. Recent research by a member of the Ben Lomond Manor House Commission indicates that the Benjamin Tasker Chinn house was rented to Andrew Pringle during the Civil War years. Reference to it has been found as the "Pringle House" and it is mentioned in a book [aaggghhh . . . can't remember the exact name and don't have notes at hand] that is a diary of Civil War surgeon E. A. Craighill. NOTE***The Ben Lomond Manor House, [aka Benjamin Tasker Chinn house, Pringle House] will be open for viewing at the Old Rose Celebration, Saturday, May 27. [Restoration work permitting] You can see a photo of the back of this house at http://www.geocities.com/oldrosegarden and can get more historical information on the Manor House at http://www.historicprincewilliam.org/benlo/index.html The house is only open on special occasions - do come visit! Regards; Sandy Adams THE OLD ROSE GARDEN Ben Lomond Landscape Advisory Board Ben Lomond Manor House Commission JacksonJ@aol.com wrote: > Hello all, > I seldom visit ebay,but today I did and,as a lark, put in the term > "Chinn" into its' search engine( I'm researching black Chinns of Prince > William County Virginia). > Among the five "hits" was something called a "Chinn House" miniature > by artist Genece Klein. The figure is small--15mm, according to the > description. > Does anyone know about this artist--is she local? Is this figurine a > model of the Chinn House of the Manassas Battlefield--home of Benjamin Tasker > Chinn? > Just curious, > Rhonda Jackson > > ==== VAPWILLI Mailing List ==== > Visit the Prince William County, USGenWeb Home Page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapwilli/pw.htm > Check out the Prince William Archives and add your records! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/va/princewi.htm