Virginia's earliest professionally licensed Black architects had a significant influence on the look and feel of Richmond's Jackson Ward as it emerged as the "Harlem of the South."

John Lankford and Charles Russell's commissions for the most affluent business owners and residents in the neighborhood, carried a distinctive look and purpose that was later modeled across the country.

While many of their works were lost to time or intentional disruption and dissection of the neighborhood via 1950s and 60s highway construction, some still stand today.

And where others don't stand, the impact in some cases, can still be felt today.

Some of the most critical places and spaces can be found in a 30-minute, 1.3-mile walk through Jackson Ward.

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