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Publisher
Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development
Date of Photograph
ca. 1978
Original Description (transcribed from book)
A very fine Italianate house in a good state of preservation, it has an exceptional cast iron porch, complete with roof trim, cast iron lintels over the arched windows, and a cast iron railing in its yard. A running oak-leaf design is used in the cast iron.
Original Note (transcribed from book)
This Block contains the finest collection of residential cast iron porches in the state. This was once a most stylish block and contains large Italianate houses in addition to a sprinkling of Greek Revival residences.
Area of Jackson Ward Block
100 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
1870
Type of Building
single-family dwellings
Architectural Style
Italianate (North American architecture styles)
Architectural Features
ironwork; porches; cresting; window heads; railings (balustrades)
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
11.5 x 8.8 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
113 West 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_095a.jpg