The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, October 13, 1994             TAG: 9410110176
SECTION: NORFOLK COMPASS          PAGE: 04   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   19 lines

RAISING THE WALLS

ILLUSTRATION: Photo by GARY C. KNAPP

Volunteers from the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority are

building the first Habitat for Humanity house in Ballentine Place.

The house will be occupied by Charles Thomas, shown helping to erect

one of the walls, and his family. On Sept. 24, the volunteers raised

the walls of the house, just like the old-fashioned barn raising

pioneers used to do.

by CNB