Beverley Historic District - Staunton

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Beverley Historic District - Staunton
Beverley Historic District - Staunton

The distinctive Clock Tower building is on West Beverley Street at North Central Avenue; the next photo provides two better views of the Clock Tower as well as some of the history of the building, which dates from about 1890. A sign integrated into the front of the building with the white tower on the near corner identifies it as the Masonic Building, but so far I have not learned anything more about the building (the current Masonic Temple is not in this part of the city); it is on Beverley at North Augusta Street. I know nothing about the other buildings in the photo, either, but the stone-front building on the left features the date 1894 in its facade (see photo below).

All the area shown in the photo is part of the Beverley Historic District, which consists of more than 10 blocks of the downtown area and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 (#82004598). The Virginia Historic Landmarks Register says the Beverley Historic District is largely free of "modern intrusions" into the historic space. It is adjacent to the Wharf Area Historic District, which is to the south, and there are several properties outside these districts that also are on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Trinity Episcopal Church (photo posted March 23).

New trick for an old dog. The four photos along Beverley Street (including the two in the comment space) represent some experimentation with Photoshop Elements; attempting to move the photos closer to the natural appearances of the buildings, I have made moderate vertical perspective adjustments using one of the filter tools. It may not be as good as having a tilt-and-shift lens, but it's convenient and a lot less expensive. Now that I've stumbled onto this, I'll probably use it again.

These photos were taken Saturday, March 19, when Ruth Ann and I met up with Flickr friend Tim tcpix and spent a very pleasant few hours with him in Staunton.

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Taken on: March 19, 2011
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Camera: Canon EOS 7D, f/14.0, 1/100 sec, 55mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture: f/14.0
Exposure Time: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Focal Length: 55mm
ISO: 125
Exposure Bias: -1/3 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 Macintosh
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