A Guide to the Photographs of Historic Sites in Charlottesville, Va. , 1935-1998 #11405

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Abstract

The collection contains photographs of churches and a synagogue; commerical buildings; historic buildings; private residences; and railroad bridges and stations. A few structures in Albemarle County are also included.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

The collection is without restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Frank Hartman Photographs of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Va., 1935-1998, Accession #11405, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

Purchase: Frank Hartman, Charlottesville, Va., 1998 May 15

Scope and Content Information

Of interest are photographs of Vinegar Hill taken before its demolition in 1963; a few photographs of area African-Americans including Jack Brown, John Henry and Clarence "Tippy" Rhodes; a 1937 football game of the "Ridge Street Gang" at Gleason's Field, Ridge Street; and photographs of the construction of the foundation for the Nuclear Research Lab at the University of Virginia.

Several of the buildings photographed have since been demolished.

Contents List

Churches and Places of Worship 1952-1961, 1989-1998

Box 1

Beth Israel Temple 1995, 1997
Christ Episcopal Church 1996
Ebenezer Baptist Church 1998
Edge Hill Seminary Chapel 1952
First Baptist Church 1998
First Christian Church 1998
First Presbyterian Church 1953, 1989
Holy Comforter Catholic Church 1998
Presbyterian Church demolition 1960/61
Zion Union Baptist Church n.d.

Downtown 1977-1997

Box 1

Former Albemarle County Historical Society Museum, 220 Court Square and 6th Street, N.E. 1996
Albemarle County Jail, 409 East High Street 1997
Elk's Lodge Home, 411-217 East High Street 1997
Magruder Sanitarium, 100 North Jefferson Street 1997
Neve Apartments, 313 East Market Street 1997
"Social Hall," 107 East Jefferson Street 1977
The Wheeler Building, 901 East High Street 1997
view looking West on East End of Water Street 1981

Downtown Mall/East Main Street 1957-1998

Box 1

"Downtown Newstand" 1995
Keller & George 1995
M.C. Thomas and A & N Stores fire damage, 420-422 East Main Street 1968
National Bank 1998
Paramount Theatre, 300 block East Main Street 1958
Timberlake Drug Store, 322 East Main Street 1997
Virginia National Bank (now NationsBanc), 300 East Main Street 1996
The Young Men's Shop 1997
Lower East Main Street 1957
Construction on Downtown Mall, East Main Street 1975

Historic District 1939-1992

Levy Opera House, 350 Park Street 1965
Margarita's Headquarters 1939
Redland Club, 300 Park Street 1986
Tarleton's Oak, corner 9th Street and East High Street n.d.

Railroad Bridges and Stations 1961-1996

Box 1

Crozet Railroad Station 1996
C & O Railroad Station/CSX Railroad Station, East Market Street 1981
C & O Railroad Station/CSX Railroad Station, East Water Street 1981
C & O Railroad Station/CSX Railroad Station, East Water Street 1992
Southern Railroad Bridge over Preston Avenue 1961
Southern Railroad Bridge, 700 block West Main Street 1992
Southern Railroad Station/Amtrak Station, 810 West Main Street 1992

Residences 1955-1997

Box 1

Dabney House, 301 East Market Street 1997
Everett House, 213 7th Street 1995
Livers House/1817 Bed and Breakfast, 1211 West Main Street 1996
Massie-Smith House, 211 4th Street, N.E. 1996
Massie-Smith House/Massie-Wills House, 211 4th Street/215 4th Street 1996
Massie Wills House, 215 4th Street 1996
Pace-Wranek House, 2nd Street, S.W. 1996
Turner House, 400 Altamont Circle 1997
Wertenbaker House, Wertland Street 1980, 1990
Woolen Mills Manager residence 1997
127 10th Street, N.W. 1965
1111-1113 West Main Street, built by John Knowles 1989
Northside of state Route 676 prior to entering State Route 743 (imprisoned Yankee prisoners during Civil War?) 1955

Residences--High Street 1996-1997

Box 1

Dinwiddie House, 109 East High Street 1997
Minor-Nelson House ("Nelson Sanitorium"), 201 East High Street 1996
Nelson House, 205 East High Street 1997
Sterling-Lewis House, 101 East High Street 1997
M.C. Thomas House, 111 West High Street 1997
Trice-Towe House, 211 East High Street 1997

Residences--Jefferson Street 1996-1997

Box 1

Butler-Norris House, 410 East Jefferson Street 1997
Butler-Norris House/Norris-McCue Building, 410-412 East Jefferson Street 1997
Farish House, 500 East Jefferson Street 1996
Johnson-Mundy House, 400 East Jefferson Street 1997
Kelly-Bragg Store House, 418 East Jefferson 1996

Vinegar Hill 1963 Dec

Box 1

20 photographs taken just prior to destruction, 1963 1963

includes shots of Homestead Grill, Leach's Cafe, Kane Furniture, Coney Island Lunch, M.C. Thomas, S & P Retail Store, and City Taxi

West Main Street 1952-1998

Box 1

Albemarle Hotel 1980
Holsinger Studio/Back Alley Disc 1995
Monticello Antique Shop, 1000 West Main Street 1960, 1965
Paxton Place, 503 West Main Street 1998
Pitts-Inge Grocery Store (now Awful Arthur's Seafood), 331-333 West Main Street 1952
Queen Charlotte Hotel 1955
Recreation Hall (now Southern Culture) and 600-700 block 1980
Starr Hill, Cotton Exchange, and 700 block 1992
University Theatre, between 13th and 14th Street 1990
West Main Street looking east from Southern Railroad Bridge 1996