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Publisher
Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development
Date of Photograph
ca. 1978
Additional Addresses
217 East Clay Street; 219 East Clay Street
Original Description (transcribed from book)
This impressive double house has a fine cast iron porch, good cornices and trim on the windows. It is on a high basement. It was built shortly before 1876 when it was owned by R. T. Alrey’s estate.
Original Note (transcribed from book)
The Two Hundred Block of East Clay Street contains several exceptionally interesting houses which are unlike any others in Jackson Ward.
Area of Jackson Ward Block
200 Block East Clay Street
Area of Jackson Ward Full Street
East Clay Street
Area of Jackson Ward Main Street
Clay Street
Section of Jackson Ward TOC
Clay Street
Type of Building
double houses
Architectural Style
Italianate (North American architecture styles)
Architectural Features
ironwork; porches; cornices; window heads; English basements
Residents/Owners
R.T. Alrey estate
Subject
Historic buildings -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Architecture -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Architecture, Domestic -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- History -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works; Jackson Ward Historic District (Richmond, Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Original Image Medium
Black and white photograph
Original Image Size
11.3 x 15.7 cm.
Genre
black-and-white photographs
Local Genre
photograph
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Original Publication
Zehmer, John G., and Robert P. Winthrop. 1978. The Jackson Ward historic district. Richmond: Dept. of Planning and Community Development.
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Collection
Jackson Ward Historic District
Source
217 - 219 East Clay Street, Jackson Ward Historic District Collection, Accession #M 371, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
jwh_photo_084c.jpg