Walls of Lee House Shored Up

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Coordinates 37.539807, -77.437569

Direction 84° (E)

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Source:: The Valentine
Collection:: Richmond Times-Dispatch Photograph Collection
Date:: 5/11/1967
Region:: Richmond, Virginia
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Description:: Black and white photograph of contractors setting underpinnings under the west walls of the Stewart-Lee House at 707 E. Franklin Street in Richmond, Virginia, and the adjacent museum in the rear in order to stabilize the building; near the front of the house, also on the west side, steel beams have been driven into the ground to provide additional support for the building; the precautions have been taken so that the house will not fall into the adjacent 30-foot basement being dug for a new 15-story office building at 7th and Franklin Streets. Inscription: Stamped __Red date stamp - May 14 1967 and May 11 1967; black "Property of Richmond Times-Dispatch / News Leader" stamp; black "P.A. Gormus, Jr."stamp __Verso Geographic Description: Richmond, Va. --Financial District (Richmond, Va.) --Franklin Street (Richmond, Va.)
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