16 West Jackson Street
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- Source:
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Collection:
- Jackson Ward Historic District Photographs
- Date:
- ca. 1978
- Region:
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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.) Original Description \(transcribed from book\): A small brick house, constructed in 1853, it was owned by Randolph Mayard, a builder in 1876. It has a porch of c.1920 added, but is well-preserved and comparatively well-maintained. Original Note \(transcribed from book\): 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. Area of Jackson Ward Block: 00 Block West Jackson Street Area of Jackson Ward Full Street: West Jackson Street Date of Construction: 1853 Type of Building: single-family dwellings Architectural Features: porches
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- License:
- Public Domain
- Rating:
Georeference Details
- By:
- John Pole
- Date:
- Feb 28, 2026
- Total:
- 1 submission
- Confidence:
- High
- Validations:
- 0
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Feb 28, 2026 8:18 AM
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