Debress Property
Dublin Core
Title
Debress Property
Subject
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Block 18-2.
Lost architecture - Virginia - Williamsburg
Streets - Virginia - Williamsburg
Business enterprises - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
Pre-restoration view looking northeast across Duke of Gloucester Street towards the Debress property, site of the Virginia Gazette office, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1928. The lighter colored building is the Gary Store and the building at the far end of the block is the Harris Property which is the location of the James City Furniture Co. All of these buildings were demolished during the restoration. The Davidson Shop and the Williams Waters House are now located on the site at the far end of the block, the George Pitt house is on the DeBress property and the Printing Office and Hunter's Store are in the middle of the block.
Creator
Holmes, Clyde
Date
Circa 1928
Date Created
Circa 1928
Is Part Of
Clyde Holmes Photograph Collection, AV2009.25, Box 1, Folder 2, Sheet 28
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
H231, Print Hol-108
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Gelatin silver print
Physical Dimensions
5 x 7 inches
Citation
Holmes, Clyde, “Debress Property,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed April 19, 2024, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/1741.