tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284912172590016102.post7503074903601726381..comments2024-03-08T12:27:20.768-05:00Comments on Urban Scale Richmond: Richmond As Provincial CapitalRichard Worshamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13506216069153805493noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284912172590016102.post-36552843554624805252011-06-07T22:40:34.116-04:002011-06-07T22:40:34.116-04:00Yes, I do have an article I wrote for ARRIS on the...Yes, I do have an article I wrote for ARRIS on the subject of Mills' City Hall. I'll get in touch with one of our mutual friends for your email address and ship it off to you.claymonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05217324765636521419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284912172590016102.post-30417140300469595912011-06-06T11:18:19.256-04:002011-06-06T11:18:19.256-04:00Thanks- Claymont, for pointing that out- Godefroy ...Thanks- Claymont, for pointing that out- Godefroy was not the first architect to engage in resume embellishment! We had dimly perceived that Mills was responsible for the final product but had not gotten our thoughts fully organized on the building. Our article on that building has yet to be written and this is the right time to begin. We have corrected the text to reflect Mills' involvement. Do you have some research you could share with us?Gibson Worshamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14947357725883584696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284912172590016102.post-5266717421012745612011-05-23T20:27:19.061-04:002011-05-23T20:27:19.061-04:00Actually, there is no documentary evidence (other ...Actually, there is no documentary evidence (other than Godefroy's own overheated claims) that he had any part of the design of the Richmond City Hall. <br /><br />The discovery of the original plan of the building (now in the collection of the Library of Virginia), combined with a search of the Common Council minutes that never mentioned Godefroy at all, and comparison of the MIlls plan and the few photographs of the building all indicate that Mills was the author of this the City Hall. <br /><br />Godefroy's claims have been repeated so often they have become the de facto history of the City Hall, but the fact is something very different. I am sorry to see Godefroy's false claims appear on Urban Scale Richmond.claymonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05217324765636521419noreply@blogger.com