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Survey Address
214 th 216 West Leigh St.
Date of Document
1975
Area Surveyed
Jackson Ward
Street Section
Leigh Street
Street
Leigh Street
Name of Building
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Use - Primary
Church
Survey Component
Assessors Property Card
Date Built
1858
Architectural Style
Greek - Italianate
Construction Type
Brick
Attached
No
Significant Architectural Features (transcribed from form)
Ebenezer education building 1952; Tetrastyle portico Ionic capitals added during renovation. Square bell tower behind portico spire removed. Italianate w/ georgian revival alterations. 1870s. Rebuilt in 1873.
History (transcribed from form)
1858 frame bldg built, 1873 brick walls + portico added. Pastor Richard E. Wells -noted- 3rd African -2nd on Church Hill-
Original Image Medium
Paper
Original Image Size
12 cm. x 22 cm.
Subject
Architecture -- Virginia --Richmond; Richmond (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.; Architecture, Domestic -- Virginia -- Richmond
Coverage
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
architectural surveys
Local Genre
text
Type
Text
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
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
Richmond Architectural Survey Collection
Source
214 - 216 West Leigh Street - Assessors Property Card, Richmond Architectural Survey Data Sheets Collection, M 436, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
ras_leigh052_assess01.jpg
Document Link
https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/ras/844