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Survey Address
21 West Clay
Date of Document
1975
Area Surveyed
Jackson Ward
Street Section
Catherine Street, Clay Street, and others
Street
Clay Street
Name of Building
Bishop Whittle House
Use - Primary
Residential
Survey Component
Assessors Property Card
Date Built
1847 - 1848
Architectural Style
Greek
Construction Type
Brick
Attached
Yes
Significant Architectural Features (transcribed from form)
Steped gabel [i.e. stepped gable] - Raised basement Bishop Whittle House -1876 -
History (transcribed from form)
This house is not being used as a parsonage any more (since 1966) Converted to single dwelling in 1968. The assessor's card note there is a letter filed under "Hood Temple Church to Mr Herman T Binn, Nov. 8, 1966" Built 1846/7. Residence of Rev. FM Whittle, bishop of Va.
Physical Description (transcribed from form)
2 1/2 stories, step gabled roof
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
21 West Clay 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
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