United States of America -- Virginia -- Richmond County -- Richmond
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes a copy from the online exhibit, "Lost Virginia: Vanished Architecture of the Old Dominion."
General:
The Adams-Van Lew residence in Richmond's Church Hill neighborhood was built for John Adams, a Richmond physician. It was sold to John Van Lew in 1836 and was passed on to Van Lew's daughter, an outspoken abolitionist and Union spy, Elizabeth Van Lew. The residence was demolished in 1911. Van Lew altered the Federal design of the house's exterior, adding a dwarf Doric portico on the street facade and a two-story piazza on the garden facade. The garden, located at the rear of the house, had an unobstructed viewshed of the James River.
Persons associated with the property include: John Adams (former owner, 1810); John Van Lew (former owner, 1836); Elizabeth Van Lew (former owner, 1876).
35mm. slides are copies from the Valentine Museum. Source of the lantern slide is unknown.
Related Materials:
Adams-Van Lew Residence related holdings consist of 1 folder (5 35 mm. slides and 1 lantern slide)
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Sponsor:
A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.