122 West Leigh Street
| Title: | Address/Title: 122 West 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: | 11.3 x 8.6 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/503 (CONTENTdm ID) | |
| Note(s): |
Area of Jackson Ward Block: 100 Block West Leigh Street Area of Jackson Ward Full Street: West Leigh Street Area of Jackson Ward Main Street: Leigh Street GIS Data Latitude: 37.549381 GIS Data Longitude: -77.440752 Map URL: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.549381,+-77.440752+(122%20West%20Leigh%20Street,%20Richmond,%20VA)&iwloc=A&hl=en Original Description (From Book): This is the exceptional castellated armory of the First Battalion of the Virginia Volunteers. Built in 1899, this almost "Fairytale" armory was the headquarters for the City's black regiment. The battlement, towers and moulded brickwork are all very fine and unusual. It now serves as a gymnasium. The fire escape mars the architectural effect. Original Note (From Book): 100 Block of West Leigh Street - This block is now one sided since the enlargement of the school site on the south side of the street. The construction of Bo Jangles Park has given this block a lift. Section of Jackson Ward TOC: Leigh Street |
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| Subject(s): |
Architectural Features: Towers (building divisions) Architectural Features: Battlements Type of Building: Armories (military buildings) Type of Building: Gymnasiums 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: 1899 Related Organizations: First Battalion of the Virginia Volunteers |
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| Coordinates: | 37.549381,+-77.440752 | |
| 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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