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Address/Title	526 North Second Street
Name of Building	Elk's Lodge; Taylor House
Author	Winthrop, Robert P.
Photographer	Zehmer, John G. (John Granderson), 1942-
Publisher	Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development
Original Description (From Book)	The domed bay window dominates the home of the Elks Club. The cornice of the bay has been lost, and the painting is not suitable, but the building remains a major landmark. It appears to date from c. 1890.
Original Note (From Book)	The Five Hundred Block of North Second Street was once the commercial center of Jackson Ward, and retains its turn of the century commercial character.
Date of Construction	1890
Image Note	Original photograph not available. Image presented is enlargement of photograph appearing in book.
Type of Building	commercial buildings
Architectural Style	Queen Anne Style
Architectural Features	bays (building divisions)
Related Organizations	Elks Club
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	37.546438,+-77.438113
Map URL	http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.546438,+-77.438113+(526%20North%20Second%20Street,%20Richmond,%20VA)&iwloc=A&hl=en
Original Image Medium	Black and white photograph
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,183

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