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Publisher
Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development
Date of Photograph
ca. 1978
Original Description (transcribed from book)
An unusual Romanesque Revival house, it has a notable turret and arched and gabled entrance. The brick house has granite trim. This entire block was part of Jackson's Pleasure Garden, a "country" beer garden in the earlier part of the century. It was built c. 1895.
Original Note (transcribed from book)
100 Block of East Leigh Street - While this street was developed late in the last century, it contains some of the finest houses in Jackson Ward and is the only complete block on Leigh to retain all of its houses and residential character.
Area of Jackson Ward Block
100 Block East Leigh Street
Area of Jackson Ward Full Street
East Leigh Street
Area of Jackson Ward Main Street
Leigh Street
Section of Jackson Ward TOC
Leigh Street
Date of Construction
1895
Type of Building
single-family dwellings
Architectural Style
Romanesque Revival; Queen Anne Style
Architectural Features
turrets (towers); gable-front houses; arches; entrances
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
11.4 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 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
100 East Leigh Street, Jackson Ward Historic District Collection, Accession #M 371, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
jwh_photo_114b.jpg