Photographer

John G. Zehmer

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Publisher

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

Date of Photograph

ca. 1978

Additional Addresses

726 North First Street; 728 North First Street

Original Description (transcribed from book)

This double house is smaller than its neighbor and is in deteriorating condition. 726 has been abandoned and it has lost its railing, but otherwise the pair is well-preserved.

Original Note (transcribed from book)

The 700 Block of First Street - This block has characteristics similar to the 600 block of 1st Street. The block is now one sided with the western side of the street facing a vacant lot.

Area of Jackson Ward Block

700 Block North First Street

Area of Jackson Ward Full Street

North First Street

Area of Jackson Ward Main Street

First Street

Section of Jackson Ward TOC

The Numbered Cross Streets

Type of Building

double houses

Architectural Style

Italianate (North American architecture styles)

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

12.1 x 8.5 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

726 - 728 North First Street, Jackson Ward Historic District Collection, Accession #M 371, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.

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