708 North First Street - This brick Itallanate house has an art glass transom and sidelight. 704 to 708 were built at the same time as a row of detached houses. ,
710 North First Street - This Itallanate building was constructed as a commercial building. It has a cornice but no other ornament. The first floor is unusual in that it has never been altered.
712 North First Street - The character of this small wooden building has been obscured by asphalt siding.
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714 - 716 North First Street - This Itallanate double house is well-preserved. Its original cornice, window sash and porch are intact.
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
708 North First Street - This brick Itallanate house has an art glass transom and sidelight. 704 to 708 were built at the same time as a row of detached houses. ,
710 North First Street - This Itallanate building was constructed as a commercial building. It has a cornice but no other ornament. The first floor is unusual in that it has never been altered.
712 North First Street - The character of this small wooden building has been obscured by asphalt siding.
180
714 - 716 North First Street - This Itallanate double house is well-preserved. Its original cornice, window sash and porch are intact.
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