312 West Leigh Street
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Source:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Collection:
Jackson Ward Historic District Photographs
Date:
ca. 1978
Region:
Richmond, Virginia
(inherited from source)
Description:
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.) Architectural Style: Italianate (North American architecture styles) Original Description \(transcribed from book\): Part of a group of Italianate wooden houses, this house is similar to 310 and 308 but is not built on a raised basement. This house is well-preserved. Original Note \(transcribed from book\): The 300 Block of West Leigh Street - The north side of the street has survived as residences, while the southern side has disappeared completely. This was the boundary of the original Jackson Ward and has been a center of the black community for well over a century. Area of Jackson Ward Block: 300 Block West Leigh Street Area of Jackson Ward Full Street: West Leigh Street Type of Building: single-family dwellings
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By:
John Pole
Date:
Feb 28, 2026
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