20 West Jackson Street
| Title: | Address/Title: 20 West Jackson 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: | 11.5 x 8.8 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/531 (CONTENTdm ID) | |
| Note(s): |
Area of Jackson Ward Block: 00 Block West Jackson Street Area of Jackson Ward Full Street: West Jackson Street Area of Jackson Ward Main Street: Jackson Street GIS Data Latitude: 37.54957 GIS Data Longitude: -77.438849 Map URL: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.54957,+-77.438849+(20%20West%20Jackson%20Street,%20Richmond,%20VA)&iwloc=A&hl=en Original Description (From Book): This small Greek Revival house was built in 1848, but has been altered. It was the home of Elsworth Stores [i.e. Ellsworth Storrs], founder of the first co-operative grocery store, Red Circle Stores. Original Note (From Book): Jackson Street - This narrow street was, during the last years of the nineteenth century, the home of many prominent black families. It was the home of the most important black leaders and the site of the oldest black bank in the nation. The houses are modest in size and many are in poor repair today. Residents/Owners: Ellsworth Storrs Section of Jackson Ward TOC: Jackson Street and DuVal Street |
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| Subject(s): |
Architectural Style: Greek Revival Type of Building: Single-family dwellings 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 Date of Construction: 1848 Residents/Owners: Storrs, Ellsworth |
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| Coordinates: | 37.54957,+-77.438849 | |
| 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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