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Publisher
Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development
Date of Photograph
ca. 1978
Original Description (transcribed from book)
This handsome commercial building of c. 1876 features an elaborate store front, galvanized window trim and a wooden cornice.
Original Note (transcribed from book)
700 Block of North Second Street - The northern edge of the most important black shopping street in Jackson Ward, this block contains an interesting collection of old houses and shops.
Area of Jackson Ward Block
700 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
1876
Type of Building
commercial buildings; stores
Architectural Style
Italianate (North American architecture styles)
Architectural Features
storefronts; cornices; window heads
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 x 7.9 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
718 North Second Street, Jackson Ward Historic District Collection, Accession #M 371, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
jwh_photo_189c.jpg