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517 St. James Street - A brick and wood house of c. 1875, it was altered by the addition of a mansard roof.
519 - 521 - 523 St. James Street - An unusually long row of small dwellings, each has a one level projecting wooden bay. This row is well-preserved.
600 Block of St. James Street - This most exceptional row of ten dwellings was planned as a single unit with homes projecting in or out to form a symetrical design. It was built c. 1900. This row is well-preserved and well-maintained with all of its porches and decorative elements intact.
722 St. James Street - A small wooden Greek
Revival cottage c. 1855, its steep roof and
small size make this a typically "quaint" dwelling,
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Address/Title | Jackson Ward historic district |
| Author | Winthrop, Robert P. |
| Photographer | Zehmer, John G. (John Granderson), 1942- |
| Publisher | Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development |
| Publication Date | 1978 |
| Physical Description | 206 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Description | A digitization of the 1978 book published by the Richmond Dept. of Planning and Community Development, with text by Robert P. Winthrop and photographs by John Zehmer, presenting the results of several studies of the architecture and history of the Jackson Ward district of Richmond, Virginia. Links are provided to scans of the original photographic prints used to produce the book. |
| 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.) |
| Resource Type | Text |
| Digital File Type | image/tiff |
| Original Publication | Zehmer, John G., and Robert P. Winthrop. 1978. The Jackson Ward historic district. Richmond: Dept. of Planning and Community Development. |
| Digitization Process | Scanned with Epson Expression 10000 XL using Photoshop CS2, at 24-bit color (photographs) or 8-bit grayscale (book) at 600 ppi. |
| Local Genre | photograph |
| Rights | This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested. |
| Contributor | James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives |
| Digital Publisher | VCU Libraries |
| Collection | VCU Jackson Ward Historic District |
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| Address/Title | Page 168 |
| Transcription | 168 517 St. James Street - A brick and wood house of c. 1875, it was altered by the addition of a mansard roof. 519 - 521 - 523 St. James Street - An unusually long row of small dwellings, each has a one level projecting wooden bay. This row is well-preserved. 600 Block of St. James Street - This most exceptional row of ten dwellings was planned as a single unit with homes projecting in or out to form a symetrical design. It was built c. 1900. This row is well-preserved and well-maintained with all of its porches and decorative elements intact. 722 St. James Street - A small wooden Greek Revival cottage c. 1855, its steep roof and small size make this a typically "quaint" dwelling, |
| Original Publication | Zehmer, John G., and Robert P. Winthrop. 1978. The Jackson Ward historic district. Richmond: Dept. of Planning and Community Development. |
| Digitization Process | Scanned with Epson Expression 10000 XL using Photoshop CS2, at 24-bit color (photographs) or 8-bit grayscale (book) at 600 ppi. |
| Local Genre | text; map |
| Rights | This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested. |
| Contributor | James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives |
| Links to Photographs | 517 St. James Street: http://dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/jwh,625 519-521-523 St. James Street: http://dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/jwh,626 600 Block of St. James Street: http://dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/jwh,627 722 St. James Street: http://dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/jwh,628 |
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