South Cathedral Place, Richmond, Virginia (1889): Up From the Ashes | Illustrations View more presentations from Jessica Bankston
Tag: Second Empire
Gilbert J. Hunt, Revisited
As I was driving home from VCU I stopped to snap a picture of a chimney that caught my eye. Last fall I worked on a project - a row of townhomes at the 800 block of South Cathedral Place. By examining a number of clues, I ended up suggesting that it was likely that [...]
The Paper
Please see below for the title page, table of contents and main body of the paper.
The Freestyle dominates the Fan – UPDATE
What makes our row on South Cathedral Place isn't just the history of who built it and who lived there, but the style. The row combines the best of the Modern French, Queen Anne and Italianate into it's own cohesive Freestyle cluster. The Freestyle became a pattern in itself in many instances in the Fan. [...]
A Day In Washington, D.C.
This past Wednesday was a really great day with my Mom in Washington. She joined me on a multi-stop tour of some interesting spots recommended by Dr. Brownell. Our first stop was at the James E. Blaine House at 2000 Massachusetts Avenue in the Dupont Circle neighborhood. This is "the oldest remaining mansion in the [...]
Project Photo Gallery
Click here for a link to an online gallery of the exterior and interior of our row, as well as the surrounding area and landmarks. Also, below is a link to a google map! View Larger Map
The Basics
This is the very basic foundation of details known to me at this point on this handsome row of buildings. They were constructed in 1889 and developed by prominent area resident, John C. Shafer, a close friend of Lewis Ginter. They are modeled in the Second Empire style with striking mansard roofs. In the 20th [...]
