Posts by Cyane Crump
Golden Hammer Awards 2025
Since 2000, the Golden Hammer Awards have honored excellence in neighborhood revitalization projects throughout Greater Richmond. Recognizing professionals and community members improving our neighborhoods through restoration, adaptive reuse, new construction,…
Read More
2228 Cedar Street
DEMO ALERT!!! An application to demolish the historic house at 2228 Cedar Street is being heard by the Commission of Architectural Review next Tuesday, May 27. This is one of…
Read MoreI Support the Cultural Stewardship Plan
As a Richmonder, I believe that our city’s unique historical and cultural assets are vital to the people who live and work here, and part of what makes our city…
Read More
Weigh In On Richmond’s Cultural Heritage Stewardship Plan
CULTURAL HERITAGE STEWARDSHIP PLAN UPDATE The Cultural Heritage Stewardship Plan was approved by the Planning Commission on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 with a few minor changes. The Plan will next…
Read More
Two Grants Awarded to Monumental Church
Photo courtesy of Mathew Oswald Photography Historic Richmond was delighted to be awarded two competitive grants for Monumental Church. We were one of 11 organizations to receive a Commonwealth History…
Read More
Downtown Needs Some Love!
In light of recent events, we thought you’d appreciate seeing this presentation that we created earlier this year, highlighting and contextualizing the crisis that we believe is currently threatening Richmond’s…
Read More
Daniel Call House
Status: 😢 Update: 12/6/24 The bulldozing brotherhood strikes again! The Daniel Call House was demolished this week, without having been documented by preservationists. We had been in contact with the…
Read More
Pocahontas Building
Status: Pocahontas Building Update: 7/17/24 The Pocahontas Building, which temporarily housed the General Assembly during the recent construction of its new building, consists of two structures—the West Tower, originally constructed…
Read More
Holly Maxson Grant Awarded to Historic Richmond
We are pleased to announce that Historic Richmond has been awarded a Holly Maxson Conservation Grant from the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation. Awarded every two years, the grants are…
Read More
Historic Richmond Façade Grant Pilot Program – Phase II
Historic Richmond is excited to announce that we are offering a second phase of our Façade Grant Pilot Program! This program is designed to keep the neighborhood in the neighborhood…
Read More
Shockoe
Status: Update: 2024 The Plan was adopted by the Planning Commission in November 2023 and approved by City Council in February 2024. The plan includes four big moves that should…
Read More
Building Trades & Workforce Development
We see one of the most significant threats to our historic neighborhoods also as one of our community’s biggest opportunities. Every day, we hear from owners of historic properties seeking…
Read More
Jackson Ward Comment Letter
Status: Richmond’s Jackson Ward neighborhood is one of the nation’s most important centers of Black culture. Jackson Ward’s geographic boundaries are generally considered to be Broad Street to the south,…
Read More
Exclusive Opportunity To Explore
Richmond’s Architectural History
With Edwin Slipek!
Edwin Slipek will host a once-a-week architecture class for 5 weeks focusing on Richmond’s historic buildings and landscapes in the context of its socio-economic and cultural development from the 18th…
Read More
Secretary of Interior Standards Comment Letter
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, an independent federal agency responsible for promoting the preservation, enhancement, and sustainable use of our nation’s diverse historic resources, recently invited public feedback regarding…
Read More
2023 Golden Hammer Awards
The Golden Hammer Awards were started in 2000 with a goal of honoring excellence in neighborhood revitalization projects throughout Greater Richmond. Historic Richmond and Storefront for Community Design partnered for…
Read More
The Moore Street School, Thirteen Acres School and Dwellings of the Enslaved Make Preservation Virginia’s 2023 List
Today Preservation Virginia’s Most Endangered Historic Places List 2023 was released, highlighting historic places across the commonwealth facing imminent or sustained threats to their existence. The Most Endangered List is released…
Read MoreHistoric Garden Week: West Avenue
Wednesday, April 19th, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Purchase your tickets here! Co-hosted by The Council of Historic Richmond and The Garden Clubs of Richmond. West Avenue is a unique…
Read More
Historic Richmond’s Lectures Are Online!
Our Lectures Are Online! Our 2023 Lectures focus on raising awareness and support for the value of preservation as it affects quality of life and protection of historic assets in…
Read More
2022 Year in Review
You know that Richmond is a really special place – full of unique and authentic people and places with lots of personality. Look through images of historic neighborhoods in the…
Read More
Historic Richmond Façade Grant Program
Historic Richmond Façade Grant Pilot Program Historic Richmond Façade Grant Pilot Program This program is designed to keep the neighborhood in the neighborhood by helping property owners living and working…
Read More
Monumental Church Ramp & Exterior Coating Project Updates!
Project Overview: Completed in 1814, Monumental Church, a National Historic Landmark, was designed by the first native-born architect Robert Mills. It is a civic space built by a community devastated…
Read More
Guides of Richmond Architecture, Places, and Historic Districts
Guides At Historic Richmond, we enhance discussions on zoning, historic architecture, adaptive reuse, and more with occasional guides you might find useful. Many of these guides supplement a Quoit Club…
Read More
2022 Golden Hammer Awards
The Golden Hammer Awards were started in 2000 with a goal of honoring excellence in neighborhood revitalization projects throughout Greater Richmond. Historic Richmond and Storefront for Community Design will partner…
Read More
Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground
June 11, 2022 Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground Historic Marker Unveiling On June 11, 2022 the public gathered at 1305 N 5th Street for the Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground…
Read More
Life Inside a Slave House
Thank you to all who attended Life Inside a Slave House, and special thanks to our sponsors, Dominion Energy and TCV Trust & Wealth Management. We were grateful for the…
Read More
Richmond Land Bank Transfers Lots to The JXN Project
The Richmond Land Bank of the Maggie L. Walker Community Land Trust is transferring lots to The JXN Project, helping Jackson Ward develop a cultural heritage site that includes a rebuilt Skipwith-Roper…
Read More
General Assembly Advocacy: Act Now!
Act Now! As February begins, the General Assembly is hard at work on a number of preservation-related bills and budget items. Several of these items relate directly to Historic Richmond’s…
Read More
The History and Documentation of Slave Housing in Virginia
Thank you to all the participants who made Historic Richmond’s presentation, “The History and Documentation of Slave Housing in Virginia” such a success. We were grateful for the knowledge our…
Read More
Historic Richmond Brown Bag Lunch: A Virtual Walk Around Shockoe
Historic Richmond Brown Bag Lunch: A Virtual Walk Around Shockoe Shockoe is the valley where Richmond began. It is not only Richmond’s oldest neighborhood, but also has Richmond’s oldest surviving…
Read More
Do you know of historic resources in South Richmond?
We need your help to identify historic resources like buildings, neighborhoods, cemeteries and other places in South Richmond! Historic Richmond is excited to be working with the Department of Historic…
Read More
Help Richmond’s Parks!
Help Richmond’s Parks! We join the Friends of the James River Park and other parks groups in asking for your vote for Richmond’s Parks. As part of the American Rescue…
Read More