Photographer

John G. Zehmer

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Publisher

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

Date of Photograph

ca. 1978

Original Description (transcribed from book)

This house was built in 1854 and has been altered several times. The Italianate cornice is preserved, but the first floor has been massively changed by the addition of a bay window.

Original Note (transcribed from book)

400 Block of West Clay Street - This block of larger Italianate houses has very fine cast iron porches.

Area of Jackson Ward Block

400 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

1854

Type of Building

single-family dwellings

Architectural Style

Italianate (North American architecture styles)

Architectural Features

cornices; bay windows

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 x 8.3 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

419 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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jwh_photo_106b.jpg

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