Built in 1800, Hank McNeil's Neo-Georgian 13, 000-square-foot Rittenhouse Square mansion is red brick and cube-shaped, with rectangular double-hung windows all aligned and a red front door flanked by Corinthian columns.

WSJ: The House With a Surprise Inside

Yet he found a willing ally in Griffths who hung around long enough to not only help Ervine reach his double century with a four down to backward point - the 37th of his innings - but also pass his previous best of 208, made for the Southern Rocks against Mid West Rhinos in his homeland.

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