Johnston, Frances Benjamin,, 1864-1952,, photographer.
Pointer Place house, Ark, Gloucester County, Virginia
1935.
1 photographic print.
Notes:
Building identified by Flickr Commons Project, 2014. Location from photographer's inventory.
Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-37.
Forms part of: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Chimneys.
Houses.
Clapboard siding.
United States--Virginia--Gloucester County--Ark.
Format: Photographic prints.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA,
hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.23469
Call Number: LC-J7-VA- 1765
Info:
Owner:
The Library of Congress
Source:
Flickr Commons
Views: 13025
The Library of Virginia
A Works Progress Administration photo dated August 1931 in the Library of Virginia collections identifies this building as "Pointer Place" and gives the location as "Ark, Va., Route 17".
The Library of Congress
Thank you so much! I was hopeful that some of the large houses in this album could be named, but admit that I wasn't so sure about the smaller buildings. The chimney and roof slope must have caught several photographers eyes. -- Helena (LOC)