1926; 1937

Richmond: Howard Avenue - Louis Street

37 Howard Avenue, east side, south of Louis Street, showing the John Martin residence. Here Maxim Gorky, world renowned Russian author, wrote his famous novel "Mother" while staying with the Martins, in 1906 (see "The Sun", Dec. 3, 1937). The residence at one time belonged to Henry Sedley (1874 and 1898 maps). June 18, 1926 (2) The rear of the house. June 18, 1926. (3) The rear of the house, looking north. June 18, 1926. P.L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection