Saving Richmond’s Civic Buildings
Wednesday, March 27 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Panel Discussion | Monumental Church | $25 ACTIVIST PASS: This event is now FREE!
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Built by and for the community, Old City Hall, Monumental Church, the Moore Street School, Richmond Community Hospital and the Byrd Park Pump House are some of Richmond’s most notable civic buildings. Join us as we discuss the history and significance of these sites, as well as past and current advocacy efforts to save them.
Panelists:
Viola Baskerville | Community Activist, Richmond Community Hospital
The Honorable Viola Baskerville is one of the lead organizers of the community effort to save the former Richmond Community Hospital building – one of Richmond’s most significant sites within the Black community that has recently come under threat of demolition.
Katie Irwin, AIA, IIDA, LEED AP BD+C | Senior Associate, Quinn Evans
Part of Quinn Evans’ Heritage Team, Katie Irwin was the practice area lead on the most recent restoration of Old City Hall. Quinn Evans is the AIA’s Architecture Firm Award 2024 recipient.
Jerome Legions | President, Moore Street School Foundation, Carver Area Civic Improvement League
A resident of the Carver Community and president of the Carver Area Civic Improvement League president, Mr. Jerome Legions is a citizen activist focused on saving and re-engaging historic Moore Street School for the community.
Penn Markham | President, Friends of Pump House
An electrical engineer by training, Penn Markham toured the Byrd Park Pump House after moving to Richmond in 2017 and has been involved with its preservation since. As president of Friends of Pump House, he leads the all-volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, protecting and restoring this historic treasure. In addition to working on various repair projects within the building, he often leads public tours and other outreach efforts for the broader community.
Sarah Whiting | Director of Operations, St. Paul’s Church
Speaking on Monumental Church and the National Theater, Sarah Whiting gives insight on what it is like to be raised in preservation with big saves like The National Theater and Monumental Church as part of a family’s legacy, as well serving as the Project Manager for the restoration of Monumental Church in the early 2000s.
Free parking is available any time after 5 p.m. in the parking lot behind the Virginia Department of Transportation (1401 E. Broad Street). If driving East on Broad, take a right on Old 14th Street to access the parking lot. If approaching via I-95 (exit 74C), take a slight right onto East Broad Street, then immediately move into the far-left lane, so you can turn left onto Old 14th Street at the first light.
PULSE: The site is convenient to the VCU Medical stop.
FREE! While this event is free, registration is required.
A special thank you to our sponsors!
