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Richmond Architectural Survey Collection

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About this collection
This collection contains data sheets that identify and evaluate over 600 structures located in Richmond’s Jackson Ward and Oregon Hill neighborhoods. The surveys were compiled by the City of Richmond’s Department of Planning and Community Development in the mid-1970s. The evaluations were intended to be used in preservation plans and for city planning as a whole. These data sheets predate the standard survey forms used in Virginia since the 1980s.

The survey form included a section identifying the building, its basic architecture, and the date of construction. A separate section was used to evaluate the structure’s architectural significance. The forms were color-coded: yellow for Jackson Ward, green for Oregon Hill. Many of them also included one or more photographs of the buildings that were evaluated. In presenting these, we show the original data sheet with the photograph attached, as well as separate images of the photographs themselves. Occasionally, there were also separate Assessors Property Cards included, with further details on the buildings, presented here as separate images.

The data sheets reflect the bias at the time against vernacular architecture. Often, smaller and more simply designed buildings were considered less important architecturally, and less important to preserve. These views began to change in the 1980s when city planners and architectural historians began to consider vernacular architecture as important as other designed buildings. These changing views led preservation efforts to save entire blocks and not just key buildings.

Supplemental Material
Preliminary architectural character overview of the three blocks of Oregon Hill contained by Belvidere, Cumberland, S. Cherry and Cary Street, a 1975 document credited to Wright, Cox, and Smith and the Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development consists of a two page overview evaluating the architectural significance of a three block area of Oregon Hill. Includes 14 pages of photocopied photographs.

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The physical collection is housed at James Branch Cabell Library Special Collections and Archives.

Copyright
This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.

Credits
VCU Libraries digitized this collection in 2008. Jennifer Cason supervised student employees, digitization, and quality control. Student employees Kaitlin Foray and Kelly Crone assisted with digitization. Metadata Librarian Mary Anne Dyer created the metadata for this digital collection.

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  • 00 Clay Street - Assessors Property Card by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    00 Clay Street - Assessors Property Card

  • 00 Clay Street - Photograph by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    00 Clay Street - Photograph

  • 00 Clay Street - Photograph by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    00 Clay Street - Photograph

  • 00 Clay Street - Survey Form by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    00 Clay Street - Survey Form

  • 100 - 102 - 104 West Leigh Street - Survey Form by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    100 - 102 - 104 West Leigh Street - Survey Form

  • 100 - 102 East Clay Street - Assessors Property Card by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    100 - 102 East Clay Street - Assessors Property Card

  • 100 - 102 East Clay Street - Survey Form by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    100 - 102 East Clay Street - Survey Form

  • 100 - 104 West Clay Street - Assessors Property Card by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    100 - 104 West Clay Street - Assessors Property Card

  • 100 - 104 West Clay Street - Photograph by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    100 - 104 West Clay Street - Photograph

  • 100 - 104 West Clay Street - Photograph by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    100 - 104 West Clay Street - Photograph

  • 100 - 104 West Clay Street - Photograph by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    100 - 104 West Clay Street - Photograph

  • 100 - 104 West Clay Street - Survey Form by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    100 - 104 West Clay Street - Survey Form

  • 100 1/2 West Jackson Street - Survey Form by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    100 1/2 West Jackson Street - Survey Form

  • 100 East Leigh Street - Photograph by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    100 East Leigh Street - Photograph

  • 100 East Leigh Street - Survey Form by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    100 East Leigh Street - Survey Form

  • 100 West Leigh Street - Assessors Property Card by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    100 West Leigh Street - Assessors Property Card

  • 101 - 103 - 105 West Jackson Street - Photograph by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    101 - 103 - 105 West Jackson Street - Photograph

  • 101 - 103 - 105 West Jackson Street - Photograph by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    101 - 103 - 105 West Jackson Street - Photograph

  • 101 - 103 - 105 West Jackson Street - Photograph by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    101 - 103 - 105 West Jackson Street - Photograph

  • 101 - 103 - 105 West Jackson Street - Photograph by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    101 - 103 - 105 West Jackson Street - Photograph

  • 101 - 103 - 105 West Jackson Street - Survey Form by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    101 - 103 - 105 West Jackson Street - Survey Form

  • 101 - 103 West Clay Street - Survey Form by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    101 - 103 West Clay Street - Survey Form

  • 10 - 12 - 14 West Clay Street - Photograph by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    10 - 12 - 14 West Clay Street - Photograph

  • 10 - 12 - 14 West Clay Street - Photograph by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    10 - 12 - 14 West Clay Street - Photograph

  • 10 - 12 - 14 West Clay Street - Survey Form by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    10 - 12 - 14 West Clay Street - Survey Form

  • 101 East Leigh Street - Assessors Property Card by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    101 East Leigh Street - Assessors Property Card

  • 101 East Leigh Street - Survey Form by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    101 East Leigh Street - Survey Form

  • 102 East Leigh Street - Photograph by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    102 East Leigh Street - Photograph

  • 102 East Leigh Street - Survey Form by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    102 East Leigh Street - Survey Form

  • 102 West Leigh Street - Assessors Property Card by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    102 West Leigh Street - Assessors Property Card

  • 103 - 105 - 107 - 111 - 113 - 115 - 117 East Leigh Street - Survey Form by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    103 - 105 - 107 - 111 - 113 - 115 - 117 East Leigh Street - Survey Form

  • 103 - 117 East Leigh Street - Photograph by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    103 - 117 East Leigh Street - Photograph

  • 103 East Leigh Street - Assessors Property Card by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    103 East Leigh Street - Assessors Property Card

  • 103 West Clay Street - Assessors Property Card by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    103 West Clay Street - Assessors Property Card

  • 103 West Clay Street - Survey Form by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    103 West Clay Street - Survey Form

  • 104 - 106 - 108 - 110 West Leigh Street - Survey Form by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    104 - 106 - 108 - 110 West Leigh Street - Survey Form

  • 104 1/2 East Clay Street - Assessors Property Card by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    104 1/2 East Clay Street - Assessors Property Card

  • 104 East Clay Street - Assessors Property Card by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    104 East Clay Street - Assessors Property Card

  • 104 East Clay Street - Survey Form by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    104 East Clay Street - Survey Form

  • 104 West Leigh Street - Assessors Property Card by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    104 West Leigh Street - Assessors Property Card

  • 105 - 105 1/2 West Clay Street - Survey Form by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    105 - 105 1/2 West Clay Street - Survey Form

  • 105 1/2 East Clay Street - Assessors Property Card by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    105 1/2 East Clay Street - Assessors Property Card

  • 105 East Clay Street - Assessors Property Card by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    105 East Clay Street - Assessors Property Card

  • 105 East Leigh Street - Assessors Property Card by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    105 East Leigh Street - Assessors Property Card

  • 105 West Clay Street - Assessors Property Card by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    105 West Clay Street - Assessors Property Card

  • 105 West Jackson Street - Photograph by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    105 West Jackson Street - Photograph

  • 105 West Jackson Street - Survey Form by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    105 West Jackson Street - Survey Form

  • 106 - 108 East Clay Street - Survey Form by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    106 - 108 East Clay Street - Survey Form

  • 106 - 110 West Clay Street - Survey Form by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    106 - 110 West Clay Street - Survey Form

  • 106 1/2 East Clay Street - Assessors Property Card by Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development

    106 1/2 East Clay Street - Assessors Property Card

 

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