Historic Architecture Downtown Richmond:
A Walking Tour

Harris Bank - Loan Department
    Harrington Bank Loan Building
    Jenkins Jewelry
726 East Main Street

Italianate (circa 1869)

The first Moving Picture was shown in this building by the inventor, C. Francis Jenkins. He was a Richmond native who later moved to Washington, D. C. He applied for over 400 patents. Second and third floor bay windows make-up the front of this early building with very fine, stained glass panels crowning the second floor bay window. The building is now incorporated into the Harris Bank building as the Loan Department.

Black and White Photo: Italianate Buliding at 726 East Main Street, Richmond, Indiana

Photo: Plaque on front of building: To the memory of C. Francis Jenkins

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  5. The Tin Lizzie Cafe
  6. John's Custom Framing
  7. Opti-Vision 2000
  8. Richmond Art Works
  9. Sanders Jewelers, Inc.
  1. Leland Legacy
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  3. Hoppe Jewelers
  4. Cradle and All
  5. Richmond Civic Theatre (RCT)
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Acknowledgments & Notices

Note: This is the web-based incarnation of a brochure originally published in 2010. While the history is still very valuable, other information may no longer be accurate. Information updated by WayNet will be listed in this orange color.

Original brochure produced by Center City Development Corporation.

Brochure Committee:

  • Lynn L. Johnstone
  • Greg Bottorff
  • Julie Dishman
Special thanks to:
  • Morrisson-Reeves Library Staff:
    • Sue King, Archivist
    • Doris Ashbrook, Reference Services
  • Wayne County Historical Museum:
    • Jim Harlan Director

This project was made possible by a grant from the Richmond Urban Enterprise Association.

**COPYRIGHT NOTICE** for Walking Tour Information: Published in March 2010 In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this article is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for non-profit research and educational or criticism purposes only.

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Did You Know?

Richmond was long known as "The Rose City" due to being home to Hills' Roses. Founder, E. G. Hill, was a gifted rose hybridizer, and introduced countless roses to the world. Hills' was once known as the largest grower of roses under glass. Hill Floral Products stopped growing roses in 1995.