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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 MoreGuides 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 MoreLife 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 MoreThe 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 MoreHistoric 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 MoreIngredients for Success: People, Places & Preservation
Click here to watch now! A look at several of Richmond’s most important historic preservation projects from landmark civic structures to its most humble neighborhoods. What did we do right?…
Read MorePreservation and Sustainability
Click Here To Watch Now! A Panel discussion with Quinn Evans Architects and the University of Richmond about the tie between preservation and sustainability. We will explore what that…
Read MoreThis Old House: A DIY Guide to Researching your Historic Home
Watch now! Click here! Little is known of the early history of Brookbury Farm, an antebellum agricultural plantation and one of the oldest houses in the City of Richmond. Most…
Read MoreFaux Graining: The Doors of Monumental Church
We are excited to present the completed faux graining to the inner sanctuary doors at Monumental Church! In 2017 Black Creek Workshop completed a paint analysis and reveal of the…
Read MoreBeauty 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
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