by Henry C. Tillman (1824-1862). Born in Halifax to German immigrants, Tillmann (his name also appears as Charles Henry Tillman and Henry H. Tillmann) was professor of music and composer, who arrived in St. John's in 1843/4 from Halifax. Tillmann was the composer of "The Newfoundland Camp Gallopade" in 1853. He worked as a music instructor in St. John's for 18 years, and it was written that "His skill in the practice of his profession, that of a musical teacher, was universally admitted, and his unassuming and affable manners endeared him to his friends and all! who had the pleasure of his acquaintance." Tillmann and his St. John's-born wife Mary had six children; their youngest, Henry Hermann, died age 4 1/2 less than a month before Tillmann's own death on 30 July 1862. Mary Dalton Tillmann (1827–1897), widow of Henry, sold the property to John Power some time between 1862 and 1864 and moved to New York. In 1878, the property was sold by John Power to Patrick Power. At some point the property passed from a Mary Power to her husband, William Finlay, who owned the property at least to 1970. The building was at one time following this owned by the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of St. John's. Restoration and Heritage Designation After 1972, the building began to decay rapidly. In 1973, it was noted that in spite of a fire a number of years previously, the interior of the building was fairly intact, including a simple spiral staircase and two open fireplaces. In 1976, following a four-year campaign to save the building, the Newfoundland Historic Trust purchased the building and entered into an agreement with The Architect's Guild to restore the building. On 7 October of that year, shortly after the Trust signed the papers to take over the empty building, another fire caused serious damage to the structure. Between 1977-78, much of the building was restored, and an eastern addition (which possibly served as the stable) was removed. The work was primarily directed by Enid Sylvia Cullum (?-2005) and her architect husband Charles Cullum (1927-2013). In 1979, Sylvia wrote, The east end of the building, which was of a later date, was torn down as it was felt to be too damaged by fire to be rebuilt, and the house re-emerged in its original shape.It was made watertight and a roof of wooden shingles was put