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The Daily Progress historical and industrial magazine

Charlottesville, Virginia, "The Athens of the South"
 
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page 3  Center — "THE HANDSOME NEW FEDERAL
BUILDING." — Now home to the Central Library of
the Jefferson Madison Regional Library, 201 E. Market
St. was built as a Federal courthouse and post office.
An addition was built on the east end of the building
in 1936 and the front portico was shifted to center it
on the new facade. Although the gate entrance at right
is gone, the existing sidewalk with its checkerboard
pattern still bears a trace of it. In the background of
this photo is the steeple of the First Baptist Church
(see page 11). 
page 4  Top left — "DR. WILSON C. N. RANDOLPH, GREAT
GRANDSON OF THOMAS JEFFERSON, AND A
RESIDENT OF CHARLOTTESVILLE." — (25 October
1834 - 26 April 1907). The son of Thomas Jefferson
Randolph and Jane Nicholas, W. C. N. Randolph was
born at "Edgehill." He was a leading physician in the
community and rector of the University of Virginia for
eight years. 
Center — "THOMAS JEFFERSON, THIRD PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES." — (13 April 1743 - 4 July
1826). 
Bottom center — " `MONTICELLO,' THE HOME OF
THOMAS JEFFERSON." — Jefferson began building
his mountaintop home in 1770 and continued working
on it over the next forty years. It is located on Rt. 53
southeast of Charlottesville. 
Top right — "HON. JEFFERSON M[onroe]. LEVY." —
Contrary to the article, Monticello did not come into
Levy hands upon Thomas Jefferson's death. Commodore
Uriah Levy was the second owner after Jefferson's
heirs sold the estate, acquiring it in 1836. After the
commodore's death, the house sat empty for nearly two
decades wrapped in legal entanglements. Monticello
was eventually bought by Jefferson Monroe Levy, the
commodore's nephew. Although only a summer resident
of Monticello, Mr. Levy lavished large amounts of
money and affection on his estate, caring for the rundown
house and building up the acreage. Because of
the national reverence for Thomas Jefferson and consequently
his house, Levy was continually forced to
defy efforts to wrest Monticello from his private ownership.
In 1923, compelled by financial reverses, he
tearfully signed the estate over to the Thomas Jefferson
Memorial Foundation, which now operates Monticello
as a museum. 
page 5  Top left — "HOME OF MERIWETHER LEWIS AT IVY
(OF LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION)." —
Meriwether Lewis was born on 18 August 1774 and
died in Tennessee on 11 October 1809. The location
of Lewis's birthplace as stated in the article is incorrect.
The Magazine text states it was "where the home
of Mrs. Farish now stands between here and the
Woolen Mills." This describes "The Farm" of Nicholas
Lewis on E. Jefferson St., not the house, "Locust Hill,"
in the photo. "Locust Hill" stands today on Rt. 678
near Ivy. The original cabin in which Lewis was born
burned in the early 1800s and the present house was
rebuilt shortly afterwards on the site. 
Top right — "SITE OF HOME OF WILLIAM CLARK
(OF LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION) NEAR
CHARLOTTESVILLE. THE GENTLEMAN SEEN IS
MR. E. A. PERRY." — This caption and the article on
this page under "Louisiana Purchase" are in error, for
William Clark (1 August 1770 - 1 September 1838)
never lived in Albemarle County. His family, however,
did live here for a time before his birth. William's
older brother, George Rogers Clark, was born on
property now on the estate "Buena Vista" on Rt. 20
North, off Rt. 250 East. George Rogers Clark (19
November 1752 - 13 February 1818) was famous for
his conquest of the Northwest Territory in the
American Revolution. William was born in Caroline
County, where his parents moved when George Rogers
was a young child. The George Rogers Clark Museum,
a period recreation of Clark's birthplace, was established
at the original site in the 1970s using the
miller's house which had been moved there from a
nearby mill. Only open to the public for a few years,
the miller's house is visible in the field south of the
main brick house at "Buena Vista." 
Center — "CHARLOTTESVILLE IN 1789. ORIGINAL
DRAWING THE PROPERTY OF ST. ANTHONY'S
HALL." — This caption misidentifies the date and
scene. This is a view of "The Barracks," a temporary
prisoner-of-war encampment established northwest of
Charlottesville for German and British soldiers captured
at the Battle of Saratoga during the American
Revolution. They were brought to Albemarle County in
1779. This engraving appeared in Thomas Anburey's
Travels Through the Interior Parts of America. Today's
"Barracks Road" leads towards this site. 
Bottom center — "THE ANCIENT COURTHOUSE,
ERECTED 1803." — Located at the corner of Jefferson
and Park St., this photograph actually shows the portion
built in 1859-60. The rear, or north wing, dates to
1803. The stucco facade with Gothic detailing seen in
this photograph was removed and replaced with brick
facing and classical detailing during a 1938 facelift.
During the same building project, the County Clerk's
office seen at left was torn down and rebuilt in the
Colonial Revival style. The building on the right, also
gone, was once part of a row of law offices. 
page 6  Top left — "JOHNNY YEARGAN, THE MISER, FROM
THE ORIGINAL PAINTING BY THE CELEBRATED
ARTIST, JOHN O'TOOLE." — This painting of the
miser, being startled as he counts his money, is now
owned by the Albemarle County Historical Society.
This article is written by Charles C. Wertenbaker (see
page 7). 
Center — "HOME OF JOHNNY YEARGAN, WHERE
HE WAS FOUND DEAD, PRESUMABLY MURDERED.
THE MEN IN THE PICTURE ARE A. E. WALKER
AND F. T. RICHARDSON, REPRESENTATIVES OF
THE PROGRESS." — James Alexander, in Recollections
of Early Charlottesville,
is somewhat more precise about
Yeargan's demise: "He died suddenly. . .it is believed
that in a fit of apoplexy he fell into the fireplace,
where he was found dead with a slight bruise on his
forehead." The brick building pictured here, 218-220
Court Square, was built in the 1850s on the site of
Yeargan's frame house, to house law offices. The
building was acquired in 1967 by its current owner,
the Albemarle County Historical Society. A. E. Walker,
pictured at left, compiled the original edition of this
Daily Progress Historical and Industrial Magazine. 
Bottom — "THE OLD POST OFFICE, CORNER MAIN
AND SECOND STREETS, EAST." — The National
Bank of Charlottesville, 123 E. Main St., replaced this
building in 1919. The bank has now been renamed Jefferson
National Bank. The Old Post Office, also known
as the Rosser Building, was built ca. 1895 by Thomas
Lafayette Rosser. The building closely resembled the
Leterman Building (see page 27) which still stands one
block to the west. The Rosser building housed the Post
Office until it was moved to its new quarters, the
Federal Building (see page 3), in 1906. 
page 7  Top right — "COL. CHARLES C. WERTENBAKER." —
Wertenbaker wrote several articles in this magazine
under the name "Senex." A brief paragraph listing
those articles appears below his photograph. Colonel
Wertenbaker was a Civil War veteran, having served in
the 19th Virginia Regiment. 
Center — "ARMORY OF THE MONTICELLO
GUARD." — Built in 1891, the armory stood next to
old City Hall near the corner of 5th and E. Market St.
It later became the city's recreation center, after the
Guard built another armory a block east on Market St.
in 1937. Ironically, that building is also now a recreation
center. The old Armory was torn down around
1970. The Parking Garage occupies the site of both the
armory and old City Hall (see page 8). 
Lower left — "JOHN BROWN FROM PICTURE
TAKEN AT HIS HOME IN TORRINGTON, CONN.,
1857." — The Monticello Guard was present at his
execution in 1859. 
Bottom center — "MONTICELLO GUARD, AID TO
CIVIL AUTHORITY, RICHMOND STREET CAR
STRIKE, JUNE-JULY, 1903." — On 17 June 1903 conductors
and motormen employed by the Virginia
Passenger and Power Company went on strike in a
dispute over demanded wage increases. The company
responded the next day by attempting to run its cars
using strike-breakers. The action precipitated riots, and
by 23 June the Governor was compelled to call in
volunteer companies from around the Commonwealth,
including the Monticello Guard, to assist police. After
a month of rioting and disorder, troops were finally
withdrawn on 23 July. 
page 8  Upper center — "MUNICIPAL BUILDING-POLICE
HEADQUARTERS." — This building stood at the corner
of 5th St., NE and E. Market St., where the city
parking garage is now located. The retaining wall in
the foreground and a tree were left standing when
these buildings were torn down. Built in 1852 as the
Farmer's Bank, it was later the home of the Thornley
family before the town of Charlottesville purchased it
in 1887 for use as its municipal headquarters. It was
torn down shortly after the opening of the new City
Hall in 1969. 
Center — "W. T. MARTIN, PRESIDENT CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE." — (28 September 1856 - 26 August
1916). Mr. Martin founded Martin's Hardware, which
occupied space where the Paramount Theatre stands in
the 200 block of E. Main St. There was also an entrance
at the rear on E. Market St. across from today's
Jefferson-Madison Regional Library. The property was
sold to make way for the Paramount Theatre in
1930-31, and the store moved to the corner of Water
and 2nd St. SE. Although no longer in the Martin
family, the hardware store is still in business under the
same name, and is now located at 941 Preston Ave.
near Preston Plaza shopping center. 
Bottom center — "THE MIDWAY SCHOOL
BUILDING." — Built in 1893 as the graded school for
Charlottesville's white students, this building was the
first location of Charlottesville High School, later
called Lane High School. It was replaced in 1940 by
new Lane High School (now the Albemarle County Office
Building) at the northwest corner of Preston Ave.
and McIntire Road. Old Midway housed a number of
city agencies, notably the Welfare and Health Departments,
until 1966 and was also used for storage. It was
torn down in 1973. Today, Midway Manor apartments
at 100 Ridge St. occupies the site. 
page 9  Top left — "NEW HOME OF THE ELKS." — Completed
in 1903, this building is still standing at 411 E.
High St. and now houses the Juvenile and Domestic
Relations Court. A fire on March 30, 1960 resulted in
the destruction of the portico, though the bases of its
columns remain. 
Center — "NEW CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY
STATION — LENGTH 500 FEET." — This building
still stands at 600 E. Water St. at the eastern end of
Water St. After being vacant for many years, it has
been renovated into office and retail space and currently
houses Davenport and Co. of Virginia. The Belmont
Bridge seen at left in this photo was built in
1905 and was replaced by the current bridge in 1961. 
Lower right — "THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE
DAILY PROGRESS." — This building still stands
directly south of 211 5th St. NE (seen at extreme right).
It does not appear to have a street number now, but in
1906 was 209 5th St. NE. The building was incorporated
into the new building when the Daily Progress
expanded onto E. Market St. in the 1950s. Its facade
was removed and the door now sports an "Employee
Entrance" sign. 
page 10  Top right — "EDWIN ANDERSON ALDERMAN, LL.
D., FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY." — (15
May 1861 - 29 April 1931). In 1904, after eighty-five
years of existence, the University of Virginia abandoned
its antiquated administrative system, which
vested responsibility for running the University in the
Chairman of the Faculty. In its stead, an educator of
outstanding ability was sought to fill the post of President
of the University. Edwin Anderson Alderman,
who had served briefly as President of the University
of North Carolina and of Tulane University, was
chosen to lead the University at this critical juncture in
the school's history. He remained its President until his
death in 1931. 
Center — "SOUTH FRONT OF THE ROTUNDA." —
This view, seen from the Lawn, shows the Rotunda as
rebuilt by architect Stanford White after the disastrous
fire of 1895. The University library was housed here.
Pavilion I is seen at left. 
Bottom left — "EAST LAWN." — Pavilion II, Pavilion
IV, and beyond is pictured in this view taken from the
promenade beside the Rotunda. The same view can be
seen today. 
page 11  Top left — "BUILDING OF THE YOUNG MEN'S
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION." — Built in 1856 as the
Charlottesville Presbyterian Church, replacing its 1827
structure on the same site, this building was sold to a
forerunner of the YMCA in 1899. The YMCA replaced
it with the present building in 1909 and added the
rear addition before 1920, then sold it in 1928. It is
located at the southeast corner of E. Market and 2nd
St. NE, facing Jefferson-Madison Regional Library.
From 1949-1967 this building was occupied by Jarman's,
Inc., which sold books, stationery and office
supplies. It is now occupied by VMDO Architects. 
Center — "CHRIST PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
CHURCH AS IT WILL APPEAR WHEN COMPLETED."
— 120 W. High St., corner of W. High and
2nd St. NW. The towers illustrated in this architectural
rendering were never completed. The church was
begun in 1895 and replaced an earlier church which
faced in the opposite direction, toward Jefferson St. 
Bottom right — "FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH." — This
building stood at the northeast corner of E. Jefferson
and 2nd St. NE. The Richardsonian Romanesque
church was destroyed in a tragic fire in 1977, a year
before the congregation moved to its new building on
Park St. The house seen at left and the shell of the
burned church were demolished in 1978 and the site is
now occupied by a condominium and office complex,
Queen Charlotte Square. 
page 12  Upper left — "CHRISTIAN CHURCH-DISCIPLES OF
CHRIST." — This building still stands, as First Christian
Church, at 112 E. Market St., on the southwest
corner of 1st St. NE and E. Market St. Little has
changed on this corner since the photo was taken, with
the exception of the addition of the church's sign. 
Center right — "REV. GEORGE E. BOOKER, D.D." —
Rev. Booker served as senior pastor of the Methodist
Church from 1904-1906. 
Lower right — "METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
SOUTH." — This building was located on the southwest
corner of 2nd St. SW and Water St. It faced 2nd
St. After its use as a church, supposedly a garage was
operated out of the basement. This building was
replaced by a service station, which was later remodelled
into a pizza parlor, there today. The house at left
still stands at 207 2nd St., housing offices of H. & R.
Block, and was formerly the parsonage for the church. 
page 13  Upper center — "PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH." — This
structure, built in 1898, was the third home for the
Charlottesville Presbyterian Church. It stood on the
southwest corner of E. Market and 2nd St. NE. When a
new sanctuary was built on Park St. (now First
Presbyterian Church) in 1955, this building was bought
by National Bank which leveled the site for use as a
parking lot. Until 1991, the original sidewalk was still
in place which gave an indication to the casual stroller
of where the church entrances used to be. 
Left center — "THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY
PARACLETE-ROMAN CATHOLIC." — This building
stood at 208 E. Jefferson St. Built in 1880, it was
demolished in December, 1924 to make way for the
present church building, now called Holy Comforter
Catholic Church. 
Right center — "THE HEBREW SYNAGOGUE." —
Temple Beth Israel stands at the northeast corner of
3rd St. NE and E. Jefferson St. It was originally built in
1882 on the site of the current public library, formerly
the Federal Building, on the northeast corner of E.
Market and 2nd St. NE (see page 3). The synagogue
was dismantled to make way for that building in
1905-06, and reconstructed on its present site. The
modern aspect is very much like this 1906 photograph,
except for the addition built to the east in 1986. 
Bottom — "THE HIGH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH."
— A portion of this building, dedicated in 1902, still
stands at 619 E. High St., on the northwest corner of
7th St. NE and E. High. In 1928 this congregation
became University Baptist Church, and in 1936, long
after the congregation moved to its present location at
1223 W. Main St., the High St. building was heavily
damaged by fire. It was rebuilt and is now used as
apartments and offices. Several of the small buttresses
are still visible on the west side of the building. 
page 14  Upper left — " `PINE KNOT,' ALBEMARLE COUNTY
RETREAT OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT." 
Lower left — "THE KITCHEN — PINE KNOT." 
Upper right — "SERVANT `DICK' AND HORSE
`VIRGINIA CHIEF,' — PINE KNOT." — From 1905 to
the end of his term in 1909, this frame house was a
rural retreat for President Theodore Roosevelt and his
family. It still stands on property which was originally
part of the estate, "Plain Dealing," located near Keene
on Rt. 712 off Rt. 20 South. 
Center — "MILLER MANUAL LABOR SCHOOL —
MAIN BUILDING." — This remains the main building
of the Miller School of Albemarle, which is operated
today as a military school for boys. It is located on Rt.
635 (Miller School Road) off Rt. 250 West, south of
Crozet. This scene has changed little in the intervening
years. 
Bottom right — "FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH —
COLORED." — This church building, completed about
1884, still serves its congregation at 632 W. Main St. 
page 15  Upper left — "HON. GEO. W. OLIVIER. Mayor of
Charlottesville." — (August 1842 - 15 July 1923). 
Upper right — "RESIDENCE OF R. W. DUKE." — This
house at 1005 E. High St., stood on or near the northeast
corner of E. High St. and Locust Ave. across from
Martha Jefferson Hospital. This corner is now occupied
by the Physicians and Surgeons Building at 400 Locust
Ave. 
Left center — "CAPT. MICAJAH WOODS, THIRTY-SIX
YEARS PROSECUTING ATTORNEY." — (7 May 1844
- 14 March 1911). Evidently a man of great personal
integrity, Woods was held in high esteem in the
county. His birthplace, "Holkham," still stands in the
small subdivision near Ivy which bears the estate's
name. Micajah Woods died suddenly and unexpectedly
in 1911 after a short illness. 
Lower center — "LUCIAN C. WATTS — HIGH
SHERIFF OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY." — Mr. Watts
married Jennie B. Burnley on 15 February 1881. 
Lower right — "W. L. MAUPIN, CLERK OF COUNTY
COURT." — (26 March 1854 - 1923). 
page 16  Upper left — "A[lpheus]. V[alentine]. CONWAY OF
`THE CONWAY PRINTING COMPANY.' " — (30
April 1861 - 31 August 1940). 
Upper right — "RESIDENCE OF W. J. TYSON." — This
house was located at 907 E. High St. The site is now
part of a Martha Jefferson Hospital parking lot on the
corner of E. High St. and Lexington Ave. Several other
houses further east on the block were torn down as the
hospital expanded. Number 907 may have come down
at the same time. 
Center right — "RESIDENCE OF DR. J. EMMETT
EARLY." — This house still stands at 409 Park St. It
passed out of Dr. Early's family in 1944 and has been
office space since 1960. 
Lower center — " `WILTON,' HOME OF J. ANDERSON
CHISHOLM." — Originally built in the mid-nineteenth
century by the Woods family, this house ceased
to be a private residence in 1988 and is now the
Garnett Day Treatment Center. It is located on Rt. 20
North. 
Lower left — "RESIDENCE OF J. H. LINDSAY." — J.
H. Lindsay was the founder of the Daily Progress. His
house, at 1109 Wertland St., is now used as apartments,
a fate shared by most of the fine residences on
this block. 
Lower right — "AN ALBEMARLE BLOSSOM." — No
information has been found to identify this child. 
page 17  Upper left — "THE PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK." —
This building stands at 322 E. Main St. on the southwest
corner of E. Main and 4th St. In 1909, the top
story was removed after suffering damage from a fire
in the nearby Charlottesville Hardware Store, and the
ground floor facade has been altered. In 1917, after
People's National Bank moved into a new building on
the west end of this block (the current NationsBank
building), Timberlake's Drugstore was established in
the building pictured here. Timberlake's continues to
thrive in this location. 
Upper right — "FRED M. WILLS OF `WILLS DRUG
COMPANY.' " — Mr. Wills's business was located in
the old Monticello Bank Building on the northwest
corner of E. Main and 4th St. NE. The building was
torn down in 1954 to make way for the Miller and
Rhoads Building, which is now the operations center
for Jefferson National Bank. 
Center — "A GALA DAY AT THE ALBEMARLE
HORSE SHOW." — These show grounds, no longer in
existence, were located east of Jefferson Park Ave. near
what is now Robertson Ave. 
Bottom left — "ALBERT E. WALKER — PUBLISHER
OF SPECIAL NEWSPAPER EDITIONS." — (10
January 1868 - 8 October 1918) — The guiding hand
behind the original publication of this and many other
regional magazines, Albert E. Walker was married to
Bessie Valentine, daughter of prominent local
businessman Robert Poore Valentine. 
Bottom right — " `CASTLE HILL,' HOME OF
PRINCESS TROUBETSKOY NEE AMELIE RIVES,
AUTHOR OF `THE QUICK OR THE DEAD.' " — The
first portion of the house was built ca. 1764 by Dr.
Thomas Walker, a leading settler in colonial Albemarle
County. The brick addition pictured here was built in
the 1820s during the ownership of his granddaughter
Judith and her husband, William Cabell Rives. Amelie
Rives was their granddaughter. The house stands off
Rt. 231, northeast of Charlottesville. Though now a
private residence, for a time during the 1980s it was
open to the public as an historic house museum. 
page 18  Upper left — "JEFFERSON NATIONAL BANK." —
This building was built in 1901 and stands today,
minus the portico and with altered facade, at 110 E.
Main St. In 1912, after being vacated by the bank, a
large addition was made to the rear and it was renovated
into a theatre which featured both live performances
and motion pictures. Remodelling followed a
1915 fire which damaged the interior and in 1920 the
present facade was built. The bank, not related to the
bank currently operating under the same name, was
absorbed by Peoples National Bank sometime prior to
World War I. Until the 1970s this building was the Jefferson
Theater, and most recently it has been the
Movie Palace, a second-run movie house. 
Center — "H. W. TRIBBLE, D.D., PRESIDENT OF
RAWLINGS INSTITUTE." No further information
found. 
Center right — "RAWLINGS INSTITUTE" — Rawlings
Institute stood at 1009 E. Jefferson St., on the northeast
corner of 10th and E. Jefferson St. Founded by
Baptists as the Albemarle Female Institute in 1857, the
school was purchased in 1875 by Prof. R. H. Rawlings
and W. P. Dickerson and became Rawlings Institute in
1897. After being sold at auction in 1909, this building
was occupied by an Episcopal girls' school, St. Anne's
School. In 1939, the school moved to its present
quarters west of town, and is known today as St.
Anne's-Belfield School. The building pictured became
apartments before being torn down in 1972 to make
way for medical offices. 
Bottom right — "THE COLONIAL HOTEL." — Located
at 300 Court Square, on the southwest corner of E. Jefferson
St. and 6th St. NE, this building now houses law
offices. The Eagle Tavern, a frame structure, was
erected here in the late 18th century, and was replaced
by this brick hotel in 1854. It was operated under
various names by a succession of owners until the
1960s. The buildings to the right housed businesses
and were torn down in 1924-25 to make way for the
Monticello Hotel, now 500 Court Square. 
page 19  Upper right — "J. E. WHITE — THE LAND MAN." —
According to the 1906 City Directory, Mr. White's
office was located at 206 5th St. NE. 
Center — "RESIDENCE PLANNED AND ERECTED BY
T. P. CARVER." — Located at 105 W. High St., this
building is now painted a pale green and is utilized as
office space. The front porch has been removed. 
Lower left — "SURE ENOUGH OLD VIRGINIA
DARKIES, UNCLE JESSE AND AUNT JULIA SCOTT,
SERVANTS ON THE DICKERSON PLACE. CISMONT."
— These servants may have resided at
"Rougemont," the home of Capt. George C. Dickinson
(not Dickerson) which is adjacent to "Castle Hill" on
Rt. 231. Dickinson purchased the property, which was
then called "Peachylorum," in 1854. He died in 1892,
but the estate remained in his family. 
Lower right — "THE HISTORIC CABELL HOUSE." —
This boarding house stood west of the current Amtrak
station (Union Station), about where Merchant's Tire
and Auto is now located at 856 W. Main St. It was
built sometime before 1840. Both the Cabell House
and its adjacent ice house "built by F. A. Manoni"
were torn down ca. 1919-1922. 
page 20  Top center — FOX HUNTERS. — The information in
the caption and the article on "ARTHUR WHITE" is
all that is available. 
Middle center — "ALBEMARLE PIPPINS." — No further
information found. 
Bottom — "PANTOPS." — The caption provided is
inaccurate, for Pantops was never owned by George
Rogers Clark. His grandfather, Jonathan Clark, was one
of a group of men who obtained a grant of about
3,000 acres in this area, but this portion of the tract
was not part of his share. Pantops Academy, a school
for boys, was opened here in 1877 by the Rev. Edgar
Woods, and was continued by his son-in-law John R.
Sampson. Sampson built some of the buildings pictured,
which are no longer standing. 
page 21  Upper left — "ERNEST P. SEABROOK." 
Lower left — "J. T. SEABROOK." — The Seabrook
brothers were commissioned to take the photographs
which illustrate this special edition of the Daily Progress.
Other examples of their work survive in both private
and institutional collections in the region. By 1919
they had left Charlottesville, and what became of them
after that time is uncertain. 
Upper center — "L. HALL DOLLINS." — No further information
found. 
Upper right — "ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS DABNEY.
COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY." — (9 June 1879 - 1
December 1955) — A. D. Dabney was born in
Albemarle County, the son of University law professor
Walter D. Dabney. He attended law school at the
University, served a year on Charlottesville's City
Council and in 1904 became Commonwealth's Attorney
at age 25. In 1911, he was appointed Charlottesville's
Corporation Court Judge, a position he held for
forty years. 
Upper left center — "JEFFERSON SCHOOL FOR
BOYS." — The Jefferson School for Boys occupied
several buildings during its existence. Also known as
"Social Hall," this building at 109 E. Jefferson St. was
built in 1814 by Col. John Russell Jones for his
residence. It still stands across from Lee Park, on the
northwest corner of E. Jefferson and 2nd St. NE and
houses several offices and small businesses. 
Lower right center — "CONSERVATORIES OF GORDON
& KING." — This florist stood on the corner of
14th St., NW and University Ave. By 1936, it had
become Page Florists. The business ceased operation in
the mid-1970s. The site is now home to a row of small
shops. The house at the extreme right still stands on
the northwest corner of 14th and Wertland Streets. 
Lower right — "OFFICES OF MAPHIS, SHAW &
OFFLEY." — The office building pictured here is no
longer standing. Known simply as the Law Building, it
was located at 212 - 214 5th St. NE, approximately
where the parking lot behind 500 Court Square is
today. It was torn down in the late 1950s. 
page 22  Upper right — "J. VINCENT PERLEY — JAMES
PERLEY — J. W. PERLEY." — These three gentlemen
are James Perley (center) and two of his three sons.
Their furniture and undertaking business was in the
building pictured below. 
Center right — "HANDSOME WAREROOMS OF
JAMES PERLEY & SONS." — This impressive building
at 100 W. Main St. took up a good portion of the
block. The front section of the building was very old,
built before 1828. The metal facade, added sometime
later to this early building, was removed around 1950,
when the building was almost completely demolished
and rebuilt. Robinson's, a women's clothing store, was
the next occupant. The present occupant is
Woolworth's. 
Bottom left — "THE VALLEY NATIONAL BANK OF
STAUNTON, VA. ERECTED BY KING LUMBER
COMPANY." — This beautiful building remains at 214
W. Beverley St. in Staunton. It is now occupied by
Crestar Bank. 
Lower right — "FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK OF
WINCHESTER, VA. ERECTED BY THE KING
LUMBER COMPANY." — This building still stands at
100 N. Loudoun St. in Winchester, and continues as
the home of the Farmers & Merchants Bank. 
page 23  Upper left — "J. B. ANDREWS." — The lavishly-bewhiskered
Andrews, a very successful cattle and horse
breeder (see "Nightingale," below), also ran a feed
store at 215 W. Main St. near what is now Old Preston
Ave. That building, with its distinctive upper story windows,
still stands at the current addresss of 213 W.
Main St. and houses Alley Antiques. 
Top right — PUPPIES FROM THE `MONTICELLO
KENNELS.' — Although there is no listing in the 1906
City Directory for the kennels, the owner, A[lex]. M.
Whitlock, is listed as living at 1130 Little High St. He
was a clerk for grocer T. W. Bailey. Since that area was
practically in the country in 1906, the kennels may
have been located at Whitlock's home. 
Far left — "CHARLES E. HUGHES." — Proprietor of
the Charlottesville Bargain House, which stood at 414
E. Main Street. The building later housed Coleman's
Jefferson Shop and is now an indoor mini-mall. 
Upper center — "H. K. HAWTHORNE." — See page 6
for an illustration of Mr. Hawthorne's office building,
the Old Post Office Building. 
Upper Right — "E. FRANK FISHER." — Mr. Fisher was
one of Charlottesville's many photographers at the turn
of the century. With a few exceptions, however, they
seemed to have been an itinerant lot, and Mr. Fisher
appears to have departed Charlottesville by at least
1919. Several original photographs from his studio are
in the Albemarle County Historical Society's collection. 
Lower center — " `NIGHTINGALE' A.H.S.B. 220" — one
of J. B. Andrews's prize horses. 
Lower right — "THE LATE PROF. R. H. RAWLINGS."
— (15 January 1829 - 23 August 1905). See page 18 for
details on the school named after him, Rawlings
Institute. 
Bottom right — "RESIDENCE OF J. B. ANDREWS." —
This handsome house still stands at 511 Ridge St. and
has been renovated into apartments. 
page 24  Upper left — "A SUMMER'S DAY AT FRY'S
SPRINGS." 
Bottom right — "THE POPULAR JEFFERSON PARK
HOTEL." — The terminus of a Charlottesville &
Albemarle Railway Company streetcar route, Fry's
Spring became a popular recreation area for city
residents, boasting fine food, entertainment, and healing
waters. The 100-room Jefferson Park Hotel was
erected there about 1892 (for its first three years it was
named the Hotel Albemarle). It was dismantled following
a 1910 fire. It stood on the site of the present day
Jefferson Park Baptist Church. An amusement park,
called "Wonderland," was also operated at Fry's Spring
from 1907 to 1909. Although faith in it's health-restoring
powers has waned, the spring still flows. The
area continues its tradition of recreation, at the Fry's
Spring Beach Club. 
Upper center — "J. F. HARLAN." No further information
found. 
Upper right — "UNION DEPOT DINING ROOMSCONDUCTED
BY TINDER & SON" [Quintus T. and
Charles J.]. — The main terminal at Union Station,
which still stands today on W. Main St., was built in
1885 and was remodelled between 1913 and 1918. This
view shows part of the interior of that building prior
to the alterations. 
Center — "POWER HOUSE AND ICE PLANT." —
Listed in the 1906 City Directory as simply "south of
Main between 5th and 7th St.," the power plant of the
Charlottesville Albemarle Railway Company stood near
the northwest corner of Garrett St. and 4th St. SE. It
was replaced in 1914 by a new plant near the Woolen
Mills on the Rivanna River. This new plant extended
electrical service to most areas of the city, and its abandoned
building and distinctive smokestack still stand at
the Woolen Mills. 
Right center — "W. RICE BARKSDALE." — (8
November 1859 — death date not found). 
Lower left — "E. G. HADEN." — (1853 - 1933). 
page 25  Upper left — "RESIDENCE OF S. C. CHANCELLOR."
— This house, built between 1896 and 1902, stood
next to the site now occupied by St. Paul's Memorial
Church on University Avenue. It was rented and eventually
bought from Dr. S. C. Chancellor by the Cocke
sisters, who ran a boarding house there. It was
demolished in 1974, the year after Miss Betty Cocke's
death. 
Upper right — "INTERIOR OF CHANCELLOR'S
`UNIVERSITY DRUG STORE.' " — A landmark on
"the Corner" across University Avenue from the
University of Virginia grounds, Chancellor's was known
in more recent years for retaining its turn-of-the-century
soda fountain. In the 1980s the business moved
to more modern space in Ivy Square Shopping Center.
The drugstore has since moved to its present location,
Townside on Ivy Road and is now called Medical Arts
West. 
Right center — "PLANT OF THE BROWN MILLING
COMPANY." — Located directly west of the Belmont
Bridge, this barn-like building still stands at 215 Avon
St. It now houses a ceramics company, Ceramics and
Crafts. 
Lower left — "FACTORY OF THE H. C. MARCHANT
MANUFACTURING COMPANY."—The building pictured
here has had several incarnations since its heyday
as Marchant's Manufacturing, producing everything
from pencils to light bulbs to silk goods. In the 1980s,
it was renovated and once again sports a black and
white sign painted across its facade, "D. F. Dery Silk
Mills," an occupant in the 1920s. It stands near the
northeast corner of Preston Ave. and Harris St. and
houses office space. 
Lower right — "RESIDENCE OF GEORGE E. MARSHALL,
SR. — LOCUST GROVE." — This house,
made of a textured block resembling stone, is now
painted salmon pink and stands at 525 Grove Ave. on
the southwest corner of Sycamore St. and Grove Ave.,
a few blocks southeast of the historic Locust Grove
estate. 
page 26  Upper left — "PLANT OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE
CANNING COMPANY." — The Charlottesville Canning
Company stood in the Rose Hill neighborhood at
Harris St. near Concord St. By 1919 the name of the
business had changed to the Albemarle Pippin Products
Company, Inc. and by 1924 it no longer appeared
in city directories. 
Upper right — "GROCERY DEPARTMENT — J.R.
HIDY & COMPANY." 
Lower right center — "DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT —
J. R. HIDY & COMPANY."— J. R. Hidy & Company
was located at 200 W. Main St. By 1910, E. F. Robey &
Co. dry goods occupied the building. Leggett's department
store later occupied this site beginning in the
late 1930s until it moved to Fashion Square Mall in
the early 1980s. Grands Clearance Center is there
today. Though the shell of the building remains, the
facade and interior have been completely altered. 
Upper left center — "HOME OF J. R. HIDY." — J. R.
Hidy's residence stood at 507 N. First St. The site is
now occupied by an apartment high-rise with the
address of 511 N. First St. 
Lower left — "ROBERT C[arson]. VANDEGRIFT — J.
SAMUEL FITCH." — Robert C. Vandegrift (23 January
1832 - 23 January 1921) was the grandfather of Marine
Corps commandant, Major General A. A. Vandegrift.
General Vandegrift led the invasion of Guadalcanal in
World War II. His boyhood home was at 112 E. High
St. The family surname is more often spelled
"Vandergrift." 
Bottom right — " `THE BOOK STORE' OF A. C.
BRECHIN & SON." — Brechin's was located at 200 E.
Main St., on the southeast corner of E. Main and 2nd
St., SE. The building was probably torn down in 1931,
when Citizens Bank, one of the few banks to open during
the Great Depression, was built on this site.
Citizens Bank is now Central Fidelity Bank. 
page 27  Upper left — "THE CARTER HOUSE." — The Carter
House stood for many years, serving the rail-traveling
public, across W. Main St. from Union Station. Later, a
large addition was built in front of the building and it
became the Queen Charlotte Hotel. In 1953-54, with
rail traffic declining, the Queen Charlotte was torn
down. A used car lot occupies the approximate site
today, immediately west of the bridge over the railroad
tracks. 
Upper right — "INTERIOR OF SPITZER'S FINE
GROCERY ESTABLISHMENT." — The building which
housed Spitzer's is still standing at 413 E. Main St. The
jewelry store Gemstones occupies the space seen in this
photo. 
Left center — "W. A. LANKFORD." — Remnants of Mr.
Lankford's horticultural business may still be evident
in the wooded area across Cherry Ave. from Oakwood
Cemetery. Lankford Ave., off Ridge St., is named for
him. In 1929, King Greenhouses (see page 21) purchased
the Lankford business. Walter Page and
William-Holloway, proprietors of King Greenhouses,
owned two other greenhouses when they bought
Lankford's. 
Right center — "LANDRUM BROS., ARLINGTON
MILLS." — The Landrum Brothers, C. S. and Frank
M., were sumac grinders (for tanning) and their plant
was on Carlton Road near the C & O tracks, possibly
where the Carlton Industrial Park is today. In later
years, the Young Tanning Company was in that location.
Although the Magazine says the brothers both
lived in Luray, Frank, who oversaw the business, had a
residence in Charlottesville at 906 E. Jefferson St. 
Bottom left — "DRY GOODS EMPORIUM OF
B[enjamin]. F. DICKERSON." — In the late 1890s,
Dickerson's occupied 204 E. Main St., located west of
the current Standard Drug. By the time this Magazine
was printed, he had moved up the block to 212 - 214
E. Main St. Dickerson occupied the building until the
latter 1920s, and from the early 1930s until about 1981
it was home to C. H. Williams. In recent years it
became Smith's of Bermuda and now is home to a
shop appropriately named Tiffany's Emporium. 
Bottom right — "THE LETERMAN COMPANY'S BIG
DEPARTMENT STORE." — Leterman's, one of the
new breed of "department stores," opened in 1899 on
the corner of W. Main St. and 1st St., NE. In ensuing
years, the two domes which enlivened the city's skyline
were removed. Leterman's was in business for about
ten years and then the building was sold in 1911. The
new owner removed two of the central bays and moved
the corner pavilion to the west. The eastern portion of
the building was then sold to Jefferson National Bank
which added a new facade and moved into it from its
former quarters across the street (see page 18). This
space is now home to H & M Shoes, while the remainder
of old Leterman's is occupied by several businesses
and a residential apartment. 
page 28  Upper left — "PROPERTY OWNED BY GEORGE E.
MARSHALL, SR." — This photo shows Grove Ave.
looking southwest from near the corner of Sycamore
and Grove. This neighborhood, just beginning to be
developed at the time of the photo, was on property
carved out of "Locust Grove." The names given to
Locust and Grove Avenues derive from this estate and
its main house is still located a few blocks to the
north. George Marshall's house is on the right, closest
to the camera. It and its clapboard neighbor across the
street are still standing. 
Center left — "J. J. UTZ." No further information
found. 
Upper left center — "MICHIE'S WHOLESALE
GROCERY ESTABLISHMENT." — In 1906, Michie's
was on the corner of South and 1st St. at 100 E. South
St. A third story was added to the building in 1915.
Michie occupied the building until it built a new
warehouse at 401 E. South St. in the mid-1920s. It
merged with the Albemarle Grocery Co. in 1929 to
form Albemarle-Michie Co., Inc. This building was
occupied from the early 1930s until 1975 by Charlottesville
Supply Co., the plumbing supply division of
Charlottesville Hardware. It was renovated in the 1980s
and today houses A. G. Edwards and other offices. 
Upper right center — "M. S. GLEASON." — (30
September 1830 - August 1909). 
Upper right — "S. R. HUFFMAN." No further information
found. 
Center right — "T. P. GLENHAM." No further information
found. 
Lower center — "GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING STORE
OF JAMES E. IRVINE." — This business was located at
111 E. Main St., which is the current address of the
Charlottesville Downtown Foundation, next to Gitchell's
Studio. 
Bottom center — "WADDELL'S UP-TO-DATE SHOE
STORE." — Waddell's, a downtown fixture for many
years, stood first at 306 E. Main and then moved to
the adjacent building at 308 E. Main in the mid-1940s,
next to Peoples Bank (today's Nations Bank). The shoe
store went out of business around 1970. The building
and two buildings to the east have been replaced by an
addition to the bank and the Milgraum Center. 
page 29  Upper left — "FACTORY OF THE WAY CARRIAGE
COMPANY." — The factory was located on the southeast
corner of 3rd St., NE and Water St., at 300 - 304
E. Water St. Several blocks of the south side of Water
St., including this site, have been used as parking lots
in recent years. A new city parking garage is now
under construction there. 
Upper right — "ONE SECTION OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE
AGRICULTURAL AND IRON
WORKS." — This firm had buildings on both sides of
the 400 block of W. Main St. This portion was on the
north side of the street, at 417 - 419 W. Main St., west
of the Model Steam Laundry (see page 38). 
Upper right center — "LOCAL STORE OF THE CABLE
PIANO CO." — This store was located at 204 E. Main
St. The site is now occupied by part of Central Fidelity
Bank. 
Lower left center — "OFFICE AND PLANING MILL OF
CHARLOTTESVILLE LUMBER COMPANY." — The
exterior of this building has changed little in the ensuing
eighty-six years, and is easily recognized. It stands
on the corner of Avon and Garrett streets, directly west
of the Belmont Bridge at 310 Avon St. Charlottesville
Lumber became Better Living and was in this location
until the firm moved to its present location on Rt. 29
N. outside of town. Their custom millwork shop still
occupies the building. 
Bottom right — "EXTENSIVE YARDS OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE
LUMBER COMPANY." — Located on
the east side of Monticello Road, across from the company's
planing mill, the accompanying article states
that the lumber yards covered nearly four acres. 
page 30  Upper left — "COCHRAN'S TWENTIETH CENTURY
GROCERY EMPORIUM." 
Center left — "INTERIOR COCHRAN'S `PURE FOOD'
STORE." — Located at 220 - 224 W. Main St. near the
west end of the present Downtown Mall, this building
was torn down in the early 1960s during urban
renewal on Vinegar Hill. 
Upper right — "JOHNSON & CO.'S `UNIVERSITY
FRUIT STORE.' " 
Center right — "JOHNSON & CO.'S `UNIVERSITY
DINING ROOM.' " — This business, popular with
University students, opened in 1895. The building was
razed in the 1930s when the University Theatre was
built on the site. That building has since been converted
into business and residential space. 
Center — "SHAPERO'S DEPARTMENT STORE." —
Shapero's conducted business at 205 - 207 W. Main St.,
now part of the western-most block of the Downtown
Mall. The building makes up part of the Exchange
Center, at 201 W. Main St. 
Bottom left — "MUSIC STORE OF W. C. PAYNE." —
W. C. Payne's music store was in the Old Post Office
(see page 6) on the northwest corner of E. Main and
2nd St. NE. It was torn down to make way for the
site's present occupant, Jefferson National Bank at 123
E. Main St. In this photo, Mr. Payne lounges near the
door, his old friend and fellow Confederate veteran
and merchant James Perley stands in front of him. Mr.
Payne's son, Laurie, stands at right. 
Bottom right — "WILKINS' GROCERY ESTABLISHMENT."
— Wilkins's business was located at 101 E.
Main St., on the northeast corner of Main and 1st St.
Over the years, many businesses have located here.
Gleason's Bakery occupied the building in the 1950s
and 1960s, and Old Dominion Bakery was a long-time
occupant. Currently Slobell's Bakery and Deli does
business in this space. 
page 31  Upper left — "A. G. BENNET[T]." — (7 April 1864 - 13
January 1942). 
Upper right — "W. H. GREAVER." — (12 March 1855 -
12 August 1926) 
Lower right — "GROCERY OF W. H. GREAVER." —
Greaver's store was in a frame and brick building, with
an address of 219 - 221 W. Main, at the junction of
Preston Ave. (now Old Preston Ave.) and W. Main St.
It was replaced by the present building in about 1920.
Victory Shoe Store has occupied 219 W. Main since
1922. The shoe store is so named because it opened on
the day World War I ended. 
Center — "CHARLOTTESVILLE WOOLEN MILLS —
ALBEMARLE'S LEADING INDUSTRY." — The
Woolen Mills is at the eastern end of what is now
Market St. The community around it was, and continues
to be, a distinctive neighborhood, its residents
taking pride in the area's association with the old mill
and its stability. After World War II, demand for its
products dwindled and the Woolen Mills struggled for
several years before finally closing in the early 1960s.
The buildings pictured here no longer stand, although
at least two other mill structures are still in use as
residential and warehouse spaces. 
Lower left — "ELLIOTT & CARTER'S FAMILY
MARKET." — Although the article for this meat market
states that it was at 120 East Main St., according to
the city directory and Sanborn fire insurance maps, it
was actually at 120 West Main St. It stood on the
southeast corner of Main and 2nd St. NW, where the
Young Men's Shop is located today. 
page 32  Upper left — "HOLSINGER'S `UNIVERSITY
STUDIO.' " — Noted local photographer Rufus
Holsinger occupied this studio at 719 - 721 W. Main
St. for many years. When he could no longer practice
his profession due to ill-health, his son Ralph ably
continued the business. The studio moved from this
building to 908 W. Main St. in the early 1930s and
closed in 1969. The building pictured here was occupied
by Crutchfield's Colonial House (successor to
Mayo-Blackburn-Crutchfield Furniture Corp.) when it
burned in 1960. Gibson's Radiator Service is located
on the site today. 
Upper right — "MODERN PLANT OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE
ICE CO." — This cold storage company
became Elliott's Ice Company after 1920 and was
sold to Monticello Dairy in 1959. Elliott's continued to
operate until 1970. Its buildings were purchased by the
City's Redevelopment and Housing Authority in 1971
and were demolished in a city redevelopment project
in 1973. The old ice company site occupied the block
on the west side of 4th St. between South and Garrett. 
Center — "ONE OF GILMORE FURNITURE CO.'S
MAJESTIC MOVING VANS." — This handsome hitch,
facing east, was standing on the railroad bridge on W.
Main St., with the Carter House (see page 27) in the
left background. Gilmore Furniture Company occupied
"warerooms" on the north side of the 300 block of E.
Main St. and its store was across the street at 320 E.
Main. Now Gilmore, Hamm and Snyder, the store
recently relocated to Seminole Square Shopping Center
on Rt. 29 North. Their old building at 320 E. Main St.
now houses a variety of businesses, including a dance
studio. 
Lower left — "BALZ'S PEERLESS CONFECTIONERY
ESTABLISHMENT." — Balz's shop was located on the
northwest corner of E. Main and 3rd St., NE. It was
bought out by an early chain, the Co-Operative Drug
Company. Later the store was occupied by Standard
Drug. Its present and long-time occupant, Stacy's Music
Store, renovated the building when it moved there in
the 1970s and renovated it again in 1991. According to
James Alexander's Recollections of Early Charlottesville,
this building was built by Col. John R. Jones in the
1820s, making it the oldest building still standing on
the downtown mall. 
Bottom right — "HOFFMAN'S SUPERB SODA FOUNTAIN."
— Hoffman's, at 118 W. Main, was next to
Elliott & Carter's market (see page 31). The Young
Men's Shop now occupies this site as well as the
market's space. 
page 33  Upper left — "MARKET OF SAMUEL J. ROBINSON &
BROS." — Robinson's meat market was located at 228
- 230 W. Main St. opposite what is now the Omni
Hotel. Buildings on the site were torn down for urban
renewal in the early 1960s and a small parking lot fills
the space now. 
Upper right — "LA ROWE'S BILLIARD AND POOL
PALACE." — John S. La Rowe, later a popular boxing
instructor at the University, opened his billiard parlor
in 1904 at 1413 University Ave., the present location of
Victorius Frames. 
Upper center — " `BROOK HILL FARM' — OWNED BY
ROBINSON & BRO." — The accompanying article on
the Robinson's meat market states that this farm was
located "four miles south of Charlottesville." "Brook
Hill" still stands near Rt. 20 south. The main house
there was built by William Dunkum in the early 1800s. 
Lower center — "L. O. GIANNINY." — Mr. Gianniny's
grocery was located on W. Main in the block between
6th and 7th St. The site is now occupied by a parking
lot. 
Center right — "C. E. CRAWFORD." — Charles E.
Crawford's establishment at 201 W. Main St. was in
what is now the Exchange Center, on the northwest
corner of W. Main and 2nd St. NW. He was also a
carpenter and later built several houses in town. His
own house was torn down when Clark School was built
at the end of Belmont Ave. 
Lower left — "SAMPLES OF J. A. BURGESS SUPERB
WALL PAPER." — Most of the 400 block of E. Market
St. on the north side was razed when the Daily Progress
built their new plant on that site. That building now
houses the United Way and other nonprofit agencies.
The corner of E. Market and 4th St., where the Burgess
business was, is now a small parking lot. 
Lower right — "CARVER'S ELEGANT LIVERY
STABLES." — In 1906, C. L. Carver had recently
bought this flourishing stable from Grafton D. Payne
(see page 38), and the business was still known as
Payne's Livery. It was located a few doors west of the
Gleason Hotel, which is now the home of the National
Business College and Quest Bookshop (617 - 619 W.
Main). 
page 34  Upper left — "HARBOTTLE'S MEAT MARKET." —
Another of the city's numerous markets, Harbottle's sat
on the northeast corner of E. Market and 5th St. NE,
across 5th St. from the current Chamber of Commerce
building. A small parking lot occupies the site now. 
Upper center — "THE O.K. BAKERY ESTABLISHMENT."
— At 110 W. Main St., the bakery stood in
the middle of the block, next to Perley and Sons. The
former Rose's store, which has been recently occupied
by an antique mall, stands on the bakery's site. 
Upper right — "P[atrick]. MONAGHAN." —
Monaghan's tailoring shop was located next to Harbottle's
meat market (see above) on 5th St. NE. 
Lower center — "FINE STORE OF S. P. PURVIS." —
The grocery store of S. P. Purvis was across W. Main
St. from Union Station, where the Garden Gourmet
Vegetarian Restaurant is now located. 
Bottom left — "CHAS. W. FLANNAGAN — W. N. VIA
— A. W. VIA." — The contracting firm of Via
Brothers and Flannagan did business at 1005 W. Main,
near the northwest corner of 10th St. NW and W.
Main. Don's Florists and Team Tires are on this
corner now. 
Bottom right — "WILKINS & CO.'S FINE WINE
ROOMS." — At 121 W. Main St., Wilkins and Co. was
located near the northeast corner of 1st St. and W.
Main St. The Consignment House is now at this
address, in the old Walters Building which was built in
1898. However, according to the 1907 Sanborn Insurance
maps, addresses have shifted over the years, and
121 was then located one storefront east from the
corner. 
page 35  Upper left — "MRS. FULLER'S SUPERB MILLINERY
HEADQUARTERS." — There is conflicting information
about where Mrs. Fuller's shop was located. The
accompanying article puts it at 303 E. Main, the current
site of Advance Auto on the northeast corner of
3rd St. NE and E. Main St. The 1906-07 City Directory
places it at number 310, site of the Milgraum building
on the south side of E. Main St. The millinery shop
had moved around through the years, and it is possible
that Mrs. Fuller simply upped stakes and moved again
shortly after this Magazine was published in 1906. 
Upper right — "MUNDIE'S FINE GROCERY
ESTABLISHMENT." — Mundie's, at 209 E. Main St.,
was located where today's Central Place, a group of
shops and offices on the Downtown Mall, takes up the
northeast corner of 2nd St. NE and E. Main St. 
Center — "HANDSOME STORE OF T. J. WILLS &
CO." — Wills and Co. occupied the building on the
southwest corner of 2nd St. NE and E. Main St., which
for many years has been home to Glassner Jeweler's.
Pence & Sterling Drug Co. was located here from
about 1912 into the mid-1940s. Their sign is still
barely visible painted on the side wall. 
Center right — "F. G. HICKS." — Hicks's saloon, at 501
E. Main, was on the northeast corner of 5th St., NE
and E. Main St. Shortly before the original publication
of the Magazine, Hicks was bought out by C. N. Bolser.
Later, the Monticello Drug Co. did business there. The
entire block was torn down when the Market St. parking
garage was built around 1969. 
Lower left — "MEAT MARKET OF C. M. WOOD &
CO." — As there is no longer a 305 E. Main St., the
building out of which Wood & Co. operated probably
became part of the space occupied by Advance Auto, at
301 E. Main St. 
Lower right — "IRVING & CO.'S LIVERY STABLES."
— Profiting from the carriage hire trade brought in by
rail travelers, Irving & Co.'s Livery Stables stood just
around the corner of 7th St. and E. Main from the
then-new C & O Station (see page 9). It stood about
where the new office building occupied by Feil,
Deinlein, Pettit, and Williams is located at 530 E. Main
St. 
page 36  Upper left — "GENERAL STORE OF J. L. MORROW."
— J. L. Morrow's store was near the top of Vinegar
Hill at 287 W. Main St. The building on this site,
along with the rest of the 200 block of W. Main, was
razed during urban renewal in the early 1960s. The
street connecting Ridge St. and McIntire Rd. (now
called Ridge-McIntire) was put through the site shortly
thereafter. 
Upper center — "Z. N. SHACKLEFORD." —
Shackleford, who died shortly before publication of the
Magazine, was a grocer whose store stood at 423 E.
Main St. That number no longer exists. The store
stood about where the Masonic Temple building, now
425 E. Main, was built in 1959. The ground floor of
this building is occupied by Ginn's office supply. 
Upper right — "HEADQUARTER'S [sic] CHARLOTTESVILLE
HORSE AND MULE COMPANY." —
The street number listed in the Magazine for this
livestock business is 106. It was, in fact, 601, and the
building pictured here still stands at the northeast corner
of 6th St., NE and E. Market St. It has been used
as office space since the late 1940s. The Colonial Hotel
(see page 18) stands in the background at left. 
Center — "MISS ZIMMERMANN'S MILLINERY EMPORIUM."
— Miss Zimmerman conducted her shop
from ca. 1900 into the 1920s at 222 E. Main St., which
today uses the number 220. The building stands next
to Williams Corner Book Store, which has recently
expanded into the space. Williams' building was built
in 1883 as M. Kaufman's Sons, a men's clothing store. 
Lower right center — "V[ernon]. P. BRYANT." — (15
October 1876 - 22 March 1957). Apparently Mr. Bryant
was in the electrical business for himself, but the location
of his business is uncertain. Vernon P. Bryant is
listed as a carpenter in the 1906 City Directory. His
residential address is listed as "King w. of 9th." 
Lower left — "HORSEMEN'S HEADQUARTERS —
GOODYEAR & ROBERTSON." — The buildings pictured
here still stand on 4th St. NE, between E. Market
and E. Main St. The upper facade is basically
unchanged, although the ground floor entrances have
been altered. Cardinal Uniforms and Pockets Restaurant
now do business here (110 - 114 4th St. NE). 
Lower right — " `LOG CABIN' BAR AND RESTAURANT."
— On the northwest corner of 5th and E.
Market St., the distinctive Log Cabin was razed in
1910, after the city "went dry." Until the sidewalk on
5th St. was replaced recently, the brass letters "B A R"
could be seen imbedded in the concrete. Impressions
left by a second set of letters are still visible in the
sidewalk around the corner on Market St., marking the
location of the business. The Chamber of Commerce
building stands here now. 
page 37  Upper left — "F. H. WISEMAN." 
Lower left — "WISEMAN'S UNIVERSITY BILLIARD
PARLORS." — Mr. Wiseman conducted his University
Billiard Parlor at 1325 W. Main St., a block east of his
competitor John LaRowe. Today this end of W. Main
is called University Ave., and Wiseman's was located
west of today's Howard Johnson's and the building
which formerly housed the University Theatre (at 1319
University Ave.). 
Upper center — "A BUSY DAY AT WARD'S SALES
STABLE." — According to the 1907 Sanborn Fire Insurance
Maps, Ward's grocery-feed-livery complex
stood next to the Armory which in turn stood next to
old City Hall on the southeast corner of 5th St., NE
and E. Market. The business was located across the
street from its competitor, the Charlottesville Horse
and Mule Co. (see page 36). 
Center — "CAPT. ADOLPH RUSSOW." — (9 April
1851 - 8 October 1923). Russow, born in Germany,
came to the United States in 1868. After becoming
manager of the Monticello Wine Company, founded in
1873, he lived in a company house at what is now 212
Wine St. The Monticello Wine Company gave him the
house after selling off its stock and closing its doors in
1916, a "victim" of state-adopted prohibition. 
Upper right — "WILLIAM GARTH." — (1863 - 1934)
— Garth Rd. is named for Mr. Garth, whose home "Ingleside"
has only recently been sold out of the Garth
family. For many years Billy Garth's handsome stable
and twin on his daughter Bertha Garth Jones's farm,
Inglecress, stood opposite each other on Garth Rd.
When Inglecress was subdivided several years ago, that
stable was moved across the road to Ingleside. 
Lower right — "J. J. THOMAS." No further information
found. 
page 38  Upper left — "VIA'S COAL AND WOOD YARD AND
GROCERY." — Near the junction of Preston Ave. and
the railroad tracks, just west of Harris St., Via's probably
stood about where Napa Auto Parts store is today.
King Lumber Company's wood yard was also in the
same vicinity. This photograph shows the small grocery
store associated with the coal yard business. In the distant
right background is the Marchant Manufacturing
building (see page 24). The Charlottesville Canning
Company (see page 26) may be the building at left. By
1919, Via's had become John Porter's coal yard. 
Upper center — "E[mory]. F. MARKWOOD." — Living
on Ridge St., E. F. Markwood had only a short walk
each morning to his shop at 211 W. Main St., which
was occupied by Spirit Vision Galleries until its move
to the east end of the mall in 1992. The crumbling
facade of this building was carefully removed and
rebuilt about 1990. 
Upper right — "FLANNAGAN & ALLEGREE'S SPLENDID
NEW STABLES." — This drawing depicts the
building which once stood at the southwest corner of
E. Market St. and 5th St. NE. 
Center — "HEADQUARTERS MODEL STEAM LAUNDRY."
— Sitting at the edge of the old Vinegar Hill
neighborhood, on the northwest corner of W. Main
and 4th St. NW, the Model Steam Laundry occupied
this building until about 1950 followed by the Midway
Laundry until 1963. It was replaced by a new building
for the Virginia Telephone and Telegraph Co., now
Centel. 
Lower left — "PAYNE'S PALACE STABLES." — Not to
be confused with Payne's Livery (or Carver's, see page
33) located four blocks to the west, the Palace Stable
sat in the block opposite the present-day Omni Hotel
at the west end of the Downtown Mall. In 1906, the
same year the Magazine was published, the first
automobile appeared in town. Livery stables quickly
evolved into service stations under pressure from the
ever-increasing stream of automobiles. Payne's
struggled on as a stable for a time. By the 1920s a taxi
stand was on this site, and by the late 1950s the livery
buildings no longer appear on the Sanborn Fire Insurance
Maps. 
Bottom right — "T. J. WILLIAMS, CHIEF OF FIRE
DEPARTMENT." — (5 August 1832 - 25 November
1922). Born in Philadelphia, Williams became Charlottesville's
Fire Chief in 1853, shortly after his arrival
in town. He held the post until his death. 
page 39  Upper center — "PURE BREAD HEREFORD CALVES,
SIRED BY IMPORTED SALISBURY." — As stated in
the accompanying article about the Keswick estate
"Castalia," these cattle were among the prizewinning
stock bred by Murray Boocock. The estate still exists
under the same name, though the main house at
Castalia was torn down in 1987. 
Lower left — "FRAY'S GENERAL COUNTRY STORE."
— This store burned down and a new building, now
Advance Mills Store, was built on the old foundations.
It is located along Rt. 743 north of Charlottesville. 
Lower right — "FINE MILL PLANT OF J. M. FRAY &
CO." — Like the general store, Fray's mill was also a
victim of fire. Its dam on the north fork of the
Rivanna River is still used to generate electricity. 
Lower center — "GENERAL VIEW OF THE FRAY
PROPERTY — ADVANCE MILLS." — Little has
changed in this pastoral scene. The house and
schoolhouse at left are still standing. 
page 40  Upper left — "COAL YARDS OF JAMES A. LEITCH."
— Charlottesville had a number of coal yards, with
Leitch's standing at 616 W. Main St., on the south side
of the street east of Union Station. Although the yard
itself was there for many years, Mr. Leitch appears to
have come on the scene in 1903. By the 1920s it was
Burley's Coal Yard. 
Upper right — "ESTABLISHMENT OF D. L. MAUCH."
— This plain but attractive building stood on the
north side of the 400 block of E. Market St. The Daily
Progress
built its new offices and plant here, later completing
take-over of the block by adding a parking lot
in 1967-68. 
Center left — "J. C. MATTHEWS." — Matthews's bakery
was on the north side of the 300 block of E. Main St.,
in about the middle of the block. Until recently, the
Shoe Center occupied number 313, which was converted
into commercial and residential space in 1991. The
building dates to the 1860s, and the facade was rebuilt
about 1914. The storefront has been altered over the
years. 
Right center — "H. M. GLEASON." — Gleason's store,
which sold everything from groceries to hay and feed,
did business at 401 E. Main St. on the northeast corner
of 4th St., NE and E. Main from 1873 until 1944. The
present building was built in 1928. Around 1920, the
H. M. Gleason, Inc. location on Garrett St. was built as
a warehouse for farm implements and machinery,
while the Main St. store concentrated more on the
grocery line. The Garrett St. store remains in operation
today. 
Lower left — "HARLAN'S PROGRESSIVE GROCERY."
— Located at 600 Monticello Ave., Harlan's was on the
southeast corner of Monticello Ave. and 6th St. SE.
The site is empty today, though the adjacent house is
very similar in form to Harlan's building and probably
dates from the same period. 
Lower right — "ONE FLOOR OF THE GILMORE FURNITURE
CO.'S STORE." — (see page 32 — "One of
Gilmore Furniture Co.'s Majestic Moving Vans.") 
page 41  Top — " `OAK RIDGE,' NELSON COUNTY, OWNED
BY MR. THOMAS F. RYAN." — The original house,
seen in this photograph, was built ca. 1800 by Robert
Rives, father of William Cabell Rives (who later resided
at "Castle Hill" in Albemarle County, see page 17). The
estate was purchased in 1901 by wealthy financier
Thomas Fortune Ryan, who added the portico seen in
this view. Beginning about 1910 he enlarged the house
to its present size of over 14,000 square feet. Ryan's
"Oak Ridge" included over 7,000 acres. New owners
began restoration of this magnificent home and estate
in 1990. They are attempting to keep the remaining
4870 acres intact. 
Lower left — " `HILLTOP' — HOME OF MR. BARNES
COMPTON." — No further information found. 
Lower right — "RESIDENCE OF MRS. MARY C.
GOOCH." — Mrs. Gooch's boarding house was on the
northeast corner of 3rd St., NE and E. Market St. The
house is still there, housing several businesses, including
a coin shop and a dance studio. It nestles comfortably
in the midst of a few old trees, but the front porches
which gave it its residential quality have been
removed. 
page 42  Upper left — "J. L. DUFFILL." — The city's professional
huckster, Mr. Duffill (or Duffell, as he is listed in
the 1906-07 City Directory) both resided and conducted
his business on 10th St. NW in the block just
off W. Main St. 
Upper center — "W. SAM BURNLEY, ATTORNEY AT
LAW." — (3 September 1868 - 25 March 1942) — Mr.
Burnley's office is listed at 217 - 219 Court St., though
the name of this street had been changed several years
prior to 1906 to 5th St., NE. This street leads up to the
Albemarle County Court House from Market St. Not
mentioned in the caption under his photograph was
the fact that he was also a Justice of the Peace. 
Lower center — "C. N. BOLSER." — see page 35, "F. G.
Hicks." 
Lower left — "ANDERSON BROS., `UNIVERSITY
BOOK STORE' " — The bookstore division of Anderson
Brothers, Inc. was sold by former local owners in
July of 1988 and is now called Follett's University
Bookstore. Under the new ownership it continues to
supply students and "townies" with textbooks and
office supplies. Business is still conducted from this
building with its metal-clad facade on University Ave.,
in the college shopping district known as "the Corner,"
and there is also an outlet on Arlington Blvd. 
page 43  Upper center — " `EDNAM,' HOME OF E. O. MEYER,
ESQ." — The impressive manor house of E. O. Meyer
still stands on Rt. 250 West (Ivy Road) perched on the
hill east of the entrance to the Boar's Head Inn.
Ednam saw several subsequent owners as the necessity
for, and funds to maintain, such grand houses faded.
Now the centerpiece of a residential development,
plans to redesign the interior into condominium apartments
were recently announced. 
Right center — "MAIN BUILDING OF CROZET
COOPERAGE CO." — The office for this company
still stands in downtown Crozet, and is now the home
of locally famous Crozet Pizza at the junction of Rt.
810 and Rt. 240. The cooperage was organized in 1902
and closed in 1930. 
Center — "W. B. GARDNER." — Mr. Gardner lived at
901 E. Market St. The Central Coal Company of
Gardner and his partner F. G. Brooks was located just
southwest of Way's carriage manufactory (see page 29)
on Water St. 
Lower left — "GENERAL STORE OF THE
EARLYSVILLE SUPPLY CO." — No longer standing,
this store was located near the fork in the road at the
center of old Earlysville. 
page 44  Upper right — "CHARLOTTESVILLE HARDWARE
COMPANY." — The building pictured, at 316 E. Main
St., was destroyed by fire in 1909. The company rebuilt
on the same site. The business continued for nearly 80
years after the catastrophic fire, moving to a new
building on Rio Road in 1975. The move proved disastrous
for business, since it was several years ahead of
its time in moving to what is now a heavily-developed
commercial section of the county. The company filed
for bankruptcy in 1978. In the original location, the
Hardware Store Restaurant thrives, displaying on its
walls items once in great demand from its predecessor's
customers. 
page 45  Center — "FRENCH COACH STALLION `ARLEQUIN'
3540." — The Charlottesville and Ablemarle [sic] Horse
Company — W[illiam]. B. Colthurst, manager of the
Horse Company, farmed the land next to Farmington
which eventually became the Colthurst Farm development
on Garth Road. 
Bottom — "R. L. THOMAS, HOT WATER AND
STEAM HEATING, PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING."
— How could anyone resist this beautifully arranged
display of R. L. Thomas's wares? He evidently moved
frequently. He is listed in the 1906-07 City Directory at
117 W. Main, approximately where the Metropolitain
Restaurant is now located. About ten years later, Rufus
Holsinger took a similar photograph of Thomas's
store, looking toward the front of the building, where
the number 228 is plainly visible above the door.
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