21 East Leigh Street
| Title: | Address/Title: 21 East Leigh Street. |
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| Name(s): |
Winthrop, Robert P., author Zehmer, John G. (John Granderson), 1942-, photographer James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives, contributor VCU Libraries, publisher |
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| Type of Resource: | still image | |
| Genre: | Photograph | |
| Date Created: | ca. 1978 | |
| Publisher: | Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development | |
| Physical Form: | black and white photograph | |
| Extent: | 11.7 x 10.8 cm. | |
| Digitization Process: | Scanned with Epson Expression 10000 XL using Photoshop CS2, at 24-bit color (photographs) or 8-bit grayscale (book) at 600 ppi. | |
| Identifier(s): | CONTENTdm ID: jwh/id/447 (CONTENTdm ID) | |
| Note(s): |
Area of Jackson Ward Block: 00 Block East Leigh Street Area of Jackson Ward Full Street: East Leigh Street Area of Jackson Ward Main Street: Leigh Street GIS Data Latitude: 37.548144 GIS Data Longitude: -77.438842 Map URL: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.548144,+-77.438842+(21%20East%20Leigh%20Street,%20Richmond,%20VA)&iwloc=A&hl=en Original Description (From Book): This mansarded building is one of the earliest school buildings in the City, built shortly after the Civil War. Originally called the Leigh School, it has been serving Jackson Ward for over a century. Original Note (From Book): The 00 Block of East Leigh Street - This formerly residential block has become partially commercial, and several buildings have been demolished. It contains a major nineteenth century church and school. Section of Jackson Ward TOC: Leigh Street |
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| Subject(s): |
Architectural Features: Mansard roofs Architectural Style: Second Empire Type of Building: Schools (buildings) City/Location: Richmond (Va.) 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 Related Organizations: Leigh School |
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| Coordinates: | 37.548144,+-77.438842 | |
| Rights Statement URL: | https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ | |
| Rights Statement: | No Copyright-United States | |
| Rights: | This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested. | |
| Is Part Of: | Collection: VCU Jackson Ward Historic District. | |
| Original Title: | Original Publication: Zehmer, John G., and Robert P. Winthrop. 1978. The Jackson Ward historic district. Richmond: Dept. of Planning and Community Development. | |
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