so we're now at the home of dave patton. dave patton had a wagon hauling dirt around mobile. he became one of the richest realtors in the city. and this was in the 1880s, all right? 1890s. he pulled all of the dirt out of the bank head tunnel. that's the tunnel that takes us to the eastern shore. he laid the foundation for most of the streets in mobile. he laid the foundation for the alabama state docks and one of the largest high schools that we have here which is murphy high school. now initially, he wanted to build this house on government street. well, government street is our main street, if you've been down government. there's a lot of antebellum homes there. but because he was black, they would not let him build that house over on government street. and we're talking -- this was in the early 1900s. and to be honest with you, most blacks were living in shotguns during that time. this was a huge house when you look at it. and it was built by the premier architect in the city which was george rogers during that time. i know that he had to have cash because my dad told me