511 North Second Street - This typical commercial building of c. 1900 once housed the law office of Giles B. Jackson, one of Richmond's most notable black citizens.
5Hi North Second Street - This diminutive shop was typical of the type of building housing Richmond's black business. This was a barber shop at the turn-of-the-century.
513 North Second Street - This simple Queen Anne house has been almost unaltered since its construction. It retains its original simple porch.
515 North Second Street - This private house was converted to a business by removing the porch and front window.
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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
511 North Second Street - This typical commercial building of c. 1900 once housed the law office of Giles B. Jackson, one of Richmond's most notable black citizens.
5Hi North Second Street - This diminutive shop was typical of the type of building housing Richmond's black business. This was a barber shop at the turn-of-the-century.
513 North Second Street - This simple Queen Anne house has been almost unaltered since its construction. It retains its original simple porch.
515 North Second Street - This private house was converted to a business by removing the porch and front window.
183
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