Advocacy
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…
Preservation as Planning Lecture
Preservation as Planning Everything Old is New Again | Thursday, March 27 | 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Panel Discussion | Monumental Church Our built environment doesn’t just happen-it’s…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Historic Second Baptist Church. Process Matters.
Historic Richmond learned last night that the City of Richmond has changed its position and plans to issue a demolition permit for the historic Second Baptist Church. Since we first…
Press Conference TODAY at 1:30 p.m.
Please join us for a PRESS CONFERENCE AT 1:30 AT FRANKLIN AND FOUSHEE STREETS! We have just learned that the City of Richmond has changed its position and plans to…
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…
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…
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…
Fulton Gas Works
Update: 2021 In April 2021, Historic Richmond submitted a comment letter to the City of Richmond on the proposed demolition of the Gasometer and surviving buildings at Fulton Gas Works.…
The Power of Preservation for People and Places – Pump House
Status: We are excited to be partnering with the Friends of the Pump House and the City of Richmond Department of Parks and Recreation to develop preservation solutions for the…
Historic Brookbury Farm to be Auctioned
Historic Brookbury Farm is currently scheduled to be auctioned by Motleys on August 19, 2020. Historic Richmond hopes to see the property purchased by a preservation-minded buyer. Brookbury is one…
Gateway Corridor Revitalization- UPDATE!
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”48″ gal_title=”SBH update”] Earlier this year we announced the details of our new partnership with project:HOMES and the City of Richmond to rehabilitate three historic homes for affordable housing…
ACTION NEEDED NOW!
YOUR ACTION NEEDED NOW! The National Register of Historic Places saves historic places. The National Park Service (NPS) recently proposed a number of troubling changes to the rules relating to…
A Year in Review
2018 A Year In Review! How can we begin to thank you – our friends, family, volunteers and supporters? You have generously given so much – your generosity, your enthusiasm,…
Historic Garden Day | Seminary Ave
Historic Garden Day Seminary Avenue Wednesday, April 25, 2018 10:00 am to 4:30 pm Co-hosted by The Council of Historic Richmond and The Garden Clubs of Richmond. Located in the…
Bon Secours Granted Extension
Bon Secours was granted an extension to review proposals for the historic school. Click here for the article from the Richmond Times Dispatch. Why BOTH buildings of the Westhampton School…
Call to Action: The Federal Historic Tax Credit
The Federal Historic Tax Credit (HTC) program is an effective means of accomplishing the goals of historic preservation and economic development and it has had a real and meaningful impact…
Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program Threatened
**UPDATE** Thank you to all who called your legislator to voice your support for the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program as an effective means of accomplishing the goals of historic…
Drawing on History: Infill Design Competition Winners and Notable Submissions
RICHMOND, VA June 23, 2016— If you love to explore Richmond’s historic neighborhoods, you’ve probably noticed vacant lots and new construction. What does it mean to build new within an…
Beauty in the Details: Classical Architecture in Downtown Richmond
A look at Richmond’s evolving downtown architecture and how its varied nature repeatedly has referenced classical elements and ancient precedent in architectural compositions both complex and modern. Moderated by Calder…
The History and Development of Shockoe Valley
An educational panel discussion of Shockoe Valley with all its complexities, its architecture, the diverse population of races and classes that once called this area home, the role that Richmond…
Drawing on History: Infill Design Competition
Historic Richmond recognizes the needs and challenges of designing new construction on empty lots within the City of Richmond’s Old & Historic Districts. We are committed to maintaining the historic…
A Special Thank You!
On behalf of Historic Richmond’s Board of Trustees and Staff, we would like to extend a sincere thanks to those who supported us during the Amazing Raise. With your generous…
Robinson & Cary Street Trolley Barns
The history of the Robinson & Cary Street Trolley Barns reflects Richmond’s economic, social and land use development. Advances in transportation by the streetcar were so influential in Richmond’s development…
Plans for the revitalization of 109 E. Grace Street
We are thrilled to hear plans for the revitalization of 109 E. Grace Street. The stunning 1935 Art Deco building, which has been vacant for many years, will be transformed…
Interbake opens as Cookie Factory Lofts
By CAROL HAZARD, Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo by Alexa Welch Edlund, Richmond Times-Dispatch Posted: Friday, November 14, 2014 10:30 pm In case you missed it, here is a great article on The Cookie…
Williams: New vision taking shape for Black History Museum
By Michael Paul Williams Richmond Times Dispatch photo Alexa Welch Edlund Posted: Monday, November 3, 2014 Very exciting news for the Black History Museum & Cultural Center, Jackson Ward and…
The Margrave of Marburg How friends and neighbors — and a developer — saved the oldest house in the Byrd Park community.
BY HARRY KOLLATZ JR. R Home July/August 2014 issue Great article on Marburg House in Richmond Magazine’s R Home! “The developers, Ben Partridge and Mark Slack of Castle Kanawha, at…
How old Grand Rapids City Hall’s twin in Virginia survived the wrecking ball
BY GARRET ELLISON MLive/The Grand Rapids Press, May 29, 2014 Historic Richmond was featured in The Grand Rapids Press for our success in saving Old City Hall from demolition. READ…
Practicing the art of transformation
BY BURL ROLETT Richmond BizSense Virginia Commonwealth University’s art department moves into the recently restored building at 814 W. Broad St., formerly home to Richmond Glass Shop. Commonwealth Architects designed…