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105 West Jackson Street

 

Address/Title: 105 West Jackson Street

 

Photographer: Zehmer, John G. (John Granderson), 1942-

 

Original Description (from Book): This house of c. 1800 -1825 was the first black bank in the nation. It was the home of W.W. Brown [i.e. Browne], the founder of the True Reformers and founder of the bank. The house has an interesting bracketed cornice and porch added to this unusually wide Federal home which is similar to 133 West Jackson Street.

 

City/Location: Richmond (Va.)

 

Date of photograph: ca. 1978

 

Map URL: maps.google.com/maps?q=37.550446,+-77.440305

 

Original Publication: Zehmer, John G., and Robert P. Winthrop. 1978. The Jackson Ward historic district. Richmond: Dept. of Planning and Community Development.

 

Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.

 

Reference URL: scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jwh_photos/317

 

Collection: VCU Jackson Ward Historic District

 

 

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Uploaded on March 11, 2015
Taken circa 1978