Properties
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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
Brookbury Farm is one of those special, important and historic Places that connects us across time to the lives of many People – men, women, children – Black and white,…
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…