Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, November 29, 1994                   TAG: 9411290133
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: LISA APPLEGATE
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

FIRE DESTROYS VACANT HOUSE

Fire investigator Rodney Ferguson said the two-story brick house, in the 1600 block of Underhill Avenue, may have been more than 150 years old.

"We found a metal plate on the chimney dated 1837, but it's hard to say if that's the age of the house," Ferguson said.

The fire began about 3:15 a.m. and left only the masonry walls standing.

Due to the instability of the remaining structure, Ferguson said the cause of the fire will not be investigated.