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500 BLOCK NORTH FIRST STREET
415 North First Street - The projecting bay with the shop window is an unusual solution for the problem of storefronts. This building possesses a fine cornice and interesting brickwork.
h
The 500 Block of North First Street
retains its late nineteenth century character
and quality.
fcj: ilJllI 111, l' f
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518 - 520 North First Street - This fine double house appears to have been built shortly after the Civil War and is well preserved. The porches have both been altered, but in a harmonious manner.
522 - 522i North First Street - Similar to its neighbor, this house possesses floor to ceiling windows on its first floor. It has suffered the loss of its porches.
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 172 |
| Transcription | 500 BLOCK NORTH FIRST STREET 415 North First Street - The projecting bay with the shop window is an unusual solution for the problem of storefronts. This building possesses a fine cornice and interesting brickwork. h The 500 Block of North First Street retains its late nineteenth century character and quality. fcj: ilJllI 111, l' f 172 518 - 520 North First Street - This fine double house appears to have been built shortly after the Civil War and is well preserved. The porches have both been altered, but in a harmonious manner. 522 - 522i North First Street - Similar to its neighbor, this house possesses floor to ceiling windows on its first floor. It has suffered the loss of its porches. |
| 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 | 415 North First Street: http://dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/jwh,632 518-520 North First Street: http://dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/jwh,633 522-522 1/2 North First Street: http://dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/jwh,634 |
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