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)

Built in 1854, the unusual two story porch may be original. Exposed brick chimneys, steep roof and window sash make this a distinguished small house.

Original Note (transcribed from book)

Catherine Street - This small street was developed in the middle of the large block between Clay and Leigh Streets. It has a number of small working men's residences, some dating from before the Civil War.

Area of Jackson Ward Block

500 Block Catherine Street

Area of Jackson Ward Full Street

Catherine Street

Area of Jackson Ward Main Street

Catherine Street

Section of Jackson Ward TOC

Leigh Street

Date of Construction

1854

Type of Building

single-family dwellings

Architectural Features

porches; pitched roofs; sashes (window components); chimneys (architectural elements)

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

10.3 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

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

515 Catherine Street, Jackson Ward Historic District Collection, Accession #M 371, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.

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