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Publisher
Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development
Date of Photograph
ca. 1978
Additional Addresses
211 East Leigh Street; 213 East Leigh Street
Original Description (transcribed from book)
This handsome pre-Civil War double house was extensively altered in the early 20th century. It remains handsome.
Original Note (transcribed from book)
This block contains a number of fine houses of differing periods. It is damaged by the expansion of the downtown and some demolition of buildings leaving gaping holes in the streetscape.
Area of Jackson Ward Block
200 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
Type of Building
double houses
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
11.6 x 10.4 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 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
211 - 213 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_120a.jpg