H. L. Jackson Building, Blackstone, Virginia 3
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[A set of 11 images] The H. L. Jackson Building at 120 West Broad Street in Blackstone, Virginia (Nottoway County) was part of a revitalization plan for downtown Blackstone, the 109 year old structure being renovated in 2010. It is part of the Blackstone Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places January 25, 1991 with the identification number of #90002174
"One of Blackstone's most prosperous early merchants was Henry L. Jackson, a black man. In 1899 the Town Council granted Jackson a license for the retail sale of liquor in Blackstone, which necessitated paying the town an annual license tax of $500. Jackson's success resulted in his purchasing the brick building at 120 West Broad Street two years later and cladding it in one of Blackstone's most elaborate pressed-tin facades. The building is crowned with Jackson's name and the date 1901." (National Register of Historic Places nomination form for Blackstone Historic District)
The facade is by Mesker Bros. of St. Louis, Missouri. Many ornamental features are displayed from the swag and fleur-de-lis pattern at the top to the dolphin motif between windows on the second level. Unfortunately the shadows prevented an unblemished view of these unique panels. My understanding is that the second level now consists of apartments.
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H. L. Jackson Building, Blackstone, Virginia 3
This is a creative commons image, which you may freely use by linking to this page. Please respect the photographer and his work.
[A set of 11 images] The H. L. Jackson Building at 120 West Broad Street in Blackstone, Virginia (Nottoway County) was part of a revitalization plan for downtown Blackstone, the 109 year old structure being renovated in 2010. It is part of the Blackstone Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places January 25, 1991 with the identification number of #90002174
"One of Blackstone's most prosperous early merchants was Henry L. Jackson, a black man. In 1899 the Town Council granted Jackson a license for the retail sale of liquor in Blackstone, which necessitated paying the town an annual license tax of $500. Jackson's success resulted in his purchasing the brick building at 120 West Broad Street two years later and cladding it in one of Blackstone's most elaborate pressed-tin facades. The building is crowned with Jackson's name and the date 1901." (National Register of Historic Places nomination form for Blackstone Historic District)
The facade is by Mesker Bros. of St. Louis, Missouri. Many ornamental features are displayed from the swag and fleur-de-lis pattern at the top to the dolphin motif between windows on the second level. Unfortunately the shadows prevented an unblemished view of these unique panels. My understanding is that the second level now consists of apartments.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License