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Publisher
Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development
Date of Photograph
ca. 1978
Original Description (transcribed from book)
The fire station for Steamer Company #5, this is the oldest fire station in the City, built in 1863. The building is a most unusual Italianate building distinguished by three sided bays and original ornament.
Original Note (transcribed from book)
200 Block of West Marshall Street - This block marks the beginning of Marshall Street as a residential neighborhood. While Marshall Street was not as stylish as Clay Street, it contains a number of fine smaller houses.
Area of Jackson Ward Block
200 Block West Marshall Street
Area of Jackson Ward Full Street
West Marshall Street
Area of Jackson Ward Main Street
Marshall Street
Section of Jackson Ward TOC
Marshall Street
Date of Construction
1863
Type of Building
fire stations
Architectural Style
Italianate (North American architecture styles)
Architectural Features
bays (building divisions); ornaments
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
10.8 x 16.2 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
200 West Marshall Street, Jackson Ward Historic District Collection, Accession #M 371, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
jwh_photo_058a.jpg