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710 North Second Street - One of a series of unusually early commercial buildings in this area, this building clearly dates from before the Civil War. This was a combination shop and home and is exceptionally well-preserved Only the frontdoor and the first floor window sash have been altered.
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714 North Second Street - Originally similar to 710 this shop was modified in the late nineteenth century with a new lower floor front and an Itallanate cornice. It remains a handsome building.
718 North Second Street - This handsome commercial building of c. 1876 features an elaborate store front, galvanized window trim and a wooden cornice.
720 - 722 North Second Street - This small Itallanate double house is unusual in that It spans a common alley, and did not have a large front porch. It is well-preserved
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Object Description
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| 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 189 |
| Transcription | 710 North Second Street - One of a series of unusually early commercial buildings in this area, this building clearly dates from before the Civil War. This was a combination shop and home and is exceptionally well-preserved Only the frontdoor and the first floor window sash have been altered. - ¦" '-^•¦V^^ssS!^##^^s»^,, 714 North Second Street - Originally similar to 710 this shop was modified in the late nineteenth century with a new lower floor front and an Itallanate cornice. It remains a handsome building. 718 North Second Street - This handsome commercial building of c. 1876 features an elaborate store front, galvanized window trim and a wooden cornice. 720 - 722 North Second Street - This small Itallanate double house is unusual in that It spans a common alley, and did not have a large front porch. It is well-preserved 189 |
| 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 | 710 North Second Street: http://dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/jwh,694 714 North Second Street: http://dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/jwh,695 718 North Second Street: http://dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/jwh,696 720-722 North Second Street: http://dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/jwh,697 |
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