Preview
Publisher
Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development
Date of Photograph
ca. 1978
Name of Building
Elk's Lodge; Taylor House
Original Description (transcribed from book)
The domed bay window dominates the home of the Elks Club. The cornice of the bay has been lost, and the painting is not suitable, but the building remains a major landmark. It appears to date from c. 1890.
Original Note (transcribed from book)
The Five Hundred Block of North Second Street was once the commercial center of Jackson Ward, and retains its turn of the century commercial character.
Area of Jackson Ward Block
500 Block North Second Street
Area of Jackson Ward Full Street
North Second Street
Area of Jackson Ward Main Street
Second Street
Section of Jackson Ward TOC
The Numbered Cross Streets
Date of Construction
1890
Image Note
Original photograph not available. Image presented is enlargement of photograph appearing in book.
Type of Building
commercial buildings
Architectural Style
Queen Anne Style
Architectural Features
bays (building divisions)
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
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
526 North Second Street, Jackson Ward Historic District Collection, Accession #M 371, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
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