ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, December 5, 1996 TAG: 9612060012
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-7 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
DATELINE: RADFORD
SOURCE: LESLIE HAGER-SMITH STAFF WRITER
A public ceremony on Sunday will mark Kollmorgen Corp.'s donation of Glencoe, the historic home of the Wharton family, to Radford. The city plans to restore the home and create a museum highlighting Radford history.
The brick home sits facing the New River, atop a knoll adjacent to the Inland Motor Facility on First Street at Wadsworth Street. The ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. in the company's cafeteria. Light refreshments will follow, and the public is invited.
The project was initiated by Radford Mayor Tom Starnes and taken up by Mark Petty, president of Kollmorgen Motion Technologies Group. "We felt that the preservation of Glencoe would be a symbol of our commitment to the community," Petty said.
"It's a process that has been a true private/public partnership in developing community resources," said Bud Jeffries of the Radford Heritage Foundation, which will oversee restoration of the home.
Glencoe, also known as the Wharton house, was built at the close of the Civil War by former Confederate Brig. Gen. Gabriel Wharton on land he obtained from his father-in-law, Dr. John Blair Radford. Wharton saw battle at New Market, participated in Gen. Jubal Early's Shenandoah campaign and in the raid on Washington. At the close of the war he returned to Radford and a career in civil engineering.
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