Photographer

John G. Zehmer

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Publisher

Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

Date of Photograph

ca. 1978

Name of Building

Clay Street AME Church; Hood Temple

Original Description (transcribed from book)

c. 1850 altered c. 1890. This was built as the Clay Street AME Church by Albert West, a notable Richmond architect. It was originally Italianate in style. It was later given a fashionable Gothic front. The loss of its steeple and the blue and white window panels have compromised its appearance, but it remains a major local landmark.

Original Note (transcribed from book)

The 00 Block of West Clay Street contains the finest collection of stepped gabled Greek Revival houses in the City. It was originally owned by Addolph Dill, a prosperous baker. Dill began the development of this street as a high quality residential area, a character which has largely been maintained.

Area of Jackson Ward Block

00 Block West Clay Street

Area of Jackson Ward Full Street

West Clay Street

Area of Jackson Ward Main Street

Clay Street

Section of Jackson Ward TOC

Clay Street

Date of Construction

1850

Type of Building

churches

Architectural Style

Italianate (North American architecture styles); Gothic Revival

Residents/Owners

Albert West; Addolph Dill

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

11.2 x 7.4 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

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

16 West Clay Street, Jackson Ward Historic District Collection, Accession #M 371, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.

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