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Address/Title	517 West Clay Street
Author	Winthrop, Robert P.
Photographer	Zehmer, John G. (John Granderson), 1942-
Publisher	Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development
Original Description (From Book)	Built by John J. Davis in 1856, he owned the house twenty-five years later. It is in exceptionally good condition with its original porch, cornice and entrance intact.
Original Note (From Book)	500 Block West Clay Street - This is a block of smaller houses in both the Italianate and Greek Revival styles. Belvidere Street has cut through the old Jackson Ward, thus this is the edge of the Historic District.
Date of Construction	1856
Type of Building	single-family dwellings
Architectural Style	Greek Revival
Architectural Features	porches; cornices; entrances
Residents/Owners	John J. Davis
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.)
GIS Data	37.550146,+-77.445105
Map URL	http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.550146,+-77.445105+(517%20West%20Clay%20Street,%20Richmond,%20VA)&iwloc=A&hl=en
Original Image Medium	Black and white photograph
Original Image Size	11.3 x 8.7 cm.
Date of Photograph	ca. 1978
Type	Stillimage
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
Related Page	http://dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/jwh,111

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