Events
Maps Matter: Exploring the Past and Future of the Randolph Neighborhood
Thank you to all who attended Maps Matter: Exploring the Past and Future of the Randolph Neighborhood, and special thanks to our sponsors, Dominion Energy and TCV Trust & Wealth…
Read More2022 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 MoreQuoit Club | Common House
Quoit Club | Common House 303 W Broad St Oct 20 | 6-8 p.m. Purchase a ticket, here! | If you are a Quoit Club member, RSVP here! Common House is…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Urban Planning in Shockoe Bottom
Quoit Club | Urban Planning in Shockoe Bottom 1610 E Franklin St Sept 15 | 6-8 p.m. Purchase a ticket, here! | If you are a Quoit Club member, RSVP here!…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Richmond Technical Center
Quoit Club | Richmond Technical Center 2020 Westwood Ave Aug 18 | 6-8 p.m. Purchase a ticket, here! | If you are a Quoit Club member, RSVP here! Richmond Technical Center…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Hatch Kitchen
Hatch Kitchen 2601 Maury Street, Building 2 July 21 | 6-8 p.m. Purchase a ticket, here! | If you are a Quoit Club member, RSVP here! Manchester’s Hatch Kitchen enables…
Read MoreQuoit Club | McKinnon and Harris
McKinnon and Harris 1722 Arlington Road June 16 | 6-8 p.m. This event has sold out! | If you are a Quoit Club member, RSVP here! McKinnon and Harris handcrafts…
Read MoreCelebrate the City: A Monumental Lawn Gala
Celebrate the City: A Monumental Lawn Gala June 11, 2022 | 2-5 p.m. 1224 E Broad St Join Historic Richmond’s Junior Board on Saturday, June 11, 2022, from 2pm to 5pm…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Monument Avenue Residence
Monument Avenue Residence May 19 | 6-8 p.m. Members-Only Tour | Click Here to buy a membership A newcomer to Richmond, but raised on Virginia architecture, design, and furniture, this Monument…
Read MoreGATHER for a FRIENDRAISING!
May 12th | 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. GATHER for a FRIENDRAISING You might have heard of Historic Richmond, but not quite know all we do, or wondered who is…
Read MoreHistoric Garden Day | Carillon
April 27th | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Cohosted by the Council of Historic Richmond & Garden Club of Virginia. Nestled to the west of Byrd Park is the Carillon…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Dr. Hughes House
Dr. Hughes House 508 St. James Street April 21 | 6-8 p.m. Members-Only Tour | Click Here to buy a membership Quoit Club visits the newly-renovated Dr. Hughes House in Jackson Ward…
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 MoreWinter Wander 2021!
The Court End Council is excited to announce that Winter Wander will be held on Sunday, December 12, from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. This annual community tradition invites individuals and families from across the greater Richmond Region…
Read MoreQuoit Club: Hollywood Cemetery
Thursday, October 21, 2021. 5:00 p.m. *NOTE THE DIFFERENT TIME due to when the sun sets! Members-Only Tour | Click Here to buy a membership Walk with us through Hollywood Cemetery as…
Read More2021 Golden Hammer Awards
The Golden Hammer Awards were started in 2000 with a goal of honoring excellence in neighborhood revitalization projects throughout Greater Richmond. This year Historic Richmond + Storefront for Community Design…
Read MoreQuoit Club: Belle Isle: POSTPONED!!!
Due to the flash flood state of emergency, Quoit Club: Belle Isle is POSTPONED! We will now tour Belle Isle on WEDNESDAY, September 22nd! New Date! Wednesday, September 22, 2021.…
Read MoreQuoit Club: 1708 Monteiro Street
Thursday, August 19, 2021. 6:00 p.m. Members Only Tour | Click Here to buy a membership We are excited to share with you the final house of three houses we are rehabilitating…
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 MoreQuoit Club: VA War Memorial
Thursday, July 15, 2021 6:00 p.m. Members Only Tour | Click Here to buy a membership During World War II, nearly 10,000 Virginians made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Jackson Ward Cemeteries
Join us for a members only walking tour of the proposed Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District in Jackson Ward, featuring Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Hebrew Cemetery, and the Shockoe Hill…
Read MoreHistoric Garden Day
The heart of Richmond’s first Old & Historic District, St. John’s Church (1741) was the first church built in the city, and is notable as the site of Patrick Henry’s…
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! Join us for a discussion with Quinn Evans Architects and the University of Richmond about the tie between preservation and sustainability. We will explore what…
Read MoreVirtual Trivia Night
Grab a drink and a laptop and join Historic Richmond’s Junior Board for a virtual trivia night on Thursday, August 6 at 7p.m.! Tickets are $5 each. The winners will…
Read MorePostponed! This Old House: A DIY Guide to Researching your Historic Home
FREE VIRTUAL LECTURE Watch now! Live on your favorite computer or device! Little is known of the early history of Brookbury Farm, an antebellum agricultural plantation and one of the…
Read MoreThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Preservation of Post-War Modernism
FREE VIRTUAL LECTURE Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 6:00 pm Live on your favorite computer or device! From Brutalist municipal buildings in the city center to mid-century commercial structures on…
Read MoreEvents Postponed | Covid-19
Based on the rapidly evolving situation relating to the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, we are writing to advise you that we have made the decision to POSTPONE ALL 2020 EVENTS.…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Highlights of Hollywood Cemetery
POSTPONED! Highlights of Hollywood Cemetery with the Valentine 412 S. Cherry Street Thursday, October 15, 6:00pm to 8:00pm Stroll through Hollywood Cemetery and explore the history and landscape that comprises…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Port City Apartments
POSTPONED! Port City Apartments 800 Jefferson Davis Highway Thursday, September 17, 6:00pm to 8:00pm Port City is a $28.6 million pioneering economic development project on the historic Route 1 corridor.…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Dominion Energy Building *MEMBERS ONLY
POSTPONED! Dominion Energy Building *MEMBERS-ONLY TOUR 600 E. Grace Street Thursday, August 20, 6:00pm to 8:00pm The 20-story project is approximately 1 million square feet and occupies a full city…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Virginia War Memorial
POSTPONED! Virginia War Memorial 621 S. Belvidere Street Thursday, July 16, 6:00pm to 8:00pm In 1950, five years after the end of World War II, the Virginia General Assembly authorized…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Blue Bee Cider
POSTPONED! Blue Bee Cider 1322 Summit Avenue Thursday, June 18, 6:00pm to 8:00pm A creative adaptive reuse project and 2017 Golden Hammer Award nomination, Blue Bee Cider is located in…
Read MoreQuoit Club | McKinnon & Harris * MEMBERS ONLY
POSTPONED McKinnon & Harris *MEMBERS-ONLY TOUR 1722 Arlington Road Thursday, May 21, 6:00pm to 8:00pm An adaptive reuse of a 1940’s warehouse in Richmond’s Scott’s Addition neighborhood is the new…
Read MorePOSTPONED Quoit Club | Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site * MEMBERS ONLY
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site *MEMBERS-ONLY TOUR 600 N. 2nd Street Thursday, April 16, 6:00pm to 8:00pm Maggie Lena Walker devoted her life to civil rights advancement, economic empowerment,…
Read MorePOSTPONED- Quoit Club | Southern Barton Heights Gateway Corridor Projects
This event is POSTPONED. 1611 Monteiro Street Thursday, March 19, 6:00pm to 8:00pm After nearly two and a half years of planning, meetings, site visits and working through the issues…
Read More2020 Quoit Club Membership Drive
Congregation Beth Ahabah 1121 W. Franklin Street Thursday, February 13, 6:00pm to 8:00pm The Membership Drive is a FREE event open to everyone interested in joining Quoit Club. Registration is…
Read MoreCanceled- Historic Garden Day | St. John’s Church Historic District
This event is Canceled. For more information please visit, www.vagardenweek.org/ Historic Garden Day | St. John’s Church Historic District Wednesday, April 22, 2020 St. John’s Church Historic District 10:00…
Read MoreVIRTUAL Celebrate the City | Rehab Expo
VIRTUAL EVENT! Follow along here! Celebrate the City! 6th Annual Historic Richmond Rehab Expo Saturday, March 28, 2020 Historic St. John’s Church, 2401 E. Broad Street 9:00 a.m. – 12:00…
Read MorePOSTPONED Gabriella Harvie Randolph Brockenbrough: Virginia’s Lost Architectural Patron
POSTPONED Gabriella Harvie Randolph Brockenbrough: Virginia’s Lost Architectural Patron Thursday, April 2, 2020 The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design 2501 Monument Avenue Lecture 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Reception…
Read MoreSold Out- Modern Living in Historic Houses
SOLD OUT!! Modern Living in Historic Houses Thursday, February 27, 2020 The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design 2501 Monument Avenue Lecture 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Reception to follow…
Read More33rd Annual Court End Christmas
Sunday, December 8, 2019 12:00 – 4:00 pm Monumental Church, 1224 E. Broad Street Main Street Station A Capella Group will be singing your favorite Holiday Songs! Performances: 2-2:30…
Read MoreCelebrate the City | Masquerade at the Museum
Celebrate the City | Masquerade at the Museum Saturday, November 9, 2019 | 7:00 PM The Virginia Museum of History and Culture 428 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard Cocktail Attire +…
Read MoreJune Quoit Club | Barton Mansion
The Barton Mansion, previously known as Corner Minor, was built in the 1890s for James H. Barton, the original developer of Barton Heights. Representative of the Queen Anne style, this…
Read More2019 Annual Historic Richmond Rehab Expo
Saturday, April 6, 2019 Historic St. John’s Church 2401 E. Broad Street 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. FREE EVENT Ever wonder if you would qualify for rehabilitation tax…
Read More2019 Golden Hammer Awards
Thursday, October 24, 2019 Monumental Church 1224 E. Broad Street Reception & Awards 6:00-8:00 p.m. The Golden Hammer Awards were started in 2000 with a goal of honoring excellence…
Read MoreQuoit Club | 2500 Grove Ave (Members Only)
Known in the Fan as the Boo Radley House, after the mysterious recluse in “To Kill a Mockingbird”, 2500 Grove Avenue has been recently renovated after standing vacant for nearly…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Virginia Union University
VUU’s campus life is centered in and around its original “nine noble” buildings enlivened by their Romanesque revival-style turrets and constructed of durable Virginia granite. Completed in 1899, these were…
Read MoreQuoit Club | American Civil War Museum
Historic Tredegar, home to The American Civil War Center, traces its roots to 1836, when Francis B. Deane founded Tredegar Iron Works. He named his Richmond plant for a Welsh…
Read MoreQuoit Club | 1717 Innovation Center (MEMBERS ONLY)
Based out of a 100 year-old, 5-story heavy-timber former tobacco warehouse in the growing Shockoe Bottom region, the 1717 Innovation Center is a community-driven business incubator, housing the non-profit Start-Up…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Laburnum House
This Georgian Revival style mansion was built for Joseph Bryan and was considered one of the most luxurious residences in Richmond at the time of its completion in 1908.The Bryan’s…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Richmond Ballet
The Richmond Ballet moved into their current space in 2000 after a major renovation. Previously, the building had been a manufacturing facility for Reynolds Metals and featured all of the…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Fairfield- Private Home (MEMBERS ONLY)
211 Ross Road Fairfield was originally known as Rocky Mills when it stood in Hanover County from the middle of the 18th century until it was moved to Henrico County…
Read MoreQuoit Club Membership Drive | Virginia Museum of History and Culture
The Membership Drive is a FREE event open to everyone interested in joining the 2019 season. Registration is required. RSVP to [email protected] or 804.643.7407. The Virginia Museum of History & Culture is…
Read MoreColonial Revival: The Historian’s Perspective On An Enduring American Architectural Aesthetic
Thursday, March 28, 2019 The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design 2501 Monument Avenue Lecture 6:00- 7:00 p.m. | Reception to follow 7:00- 8:00 p.m. Known for the dignity of…
Read MoreRevitalization in Historic Neighborhoods
Thursday, February 28, 2019 The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design 2501 Monument Avenue Lecture 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Reception to follow 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. A thought-provoking and…
Read More32nd Annual Court End Christmas
Sunday, December 9, 2018 12:00 – 5:00 pm Monumental Church, 1224 E. Broad Street Main Street Station A Capella Group will be singing your favorite Holiday Songs! Performances: 2-2:30…
Read More2018 Golden Hammer Awards
Join us this year as we recognize professionals working in neighborhood revitalization, blight reduction, and historic preservation in the Richmond region! For more information and to submit a nomination click…
Read MoreCelebrate the City Gala | A Night on Grace Street
3rd Annual Celebrate the City Gala | A Night on Grace Street Recognizing the Revitalization of the Grace and Broad Street Corridor Saturday, October 27, 2018 Dominion Energy Center Generously sponsored…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Edgar Allan Poe Museum
Known as the Old Stone House, this building is the oldest original building in Richmond. The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, now Preservation Virginia, saved the building from…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Ellen Glasgow House
*This is a MEMBERS ONLY tour Originally built for Richmond tobacco merchant David Branch in 1841, the Ellen Glasgow House takes its name from the author Ellen Glasgow, whose family…
Read MoreQuoit Club | White House of the Confederacy
Built in 1818 as the John Brockenbrough Mansion, the house is commemorating its 200th anniversary this year and is one of the finer examples of Federal architecture in Richmond. Over…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Richmond Railway Museum
The Hull Street Station was built in 1915 and operated until 1957 when Southern Railway donated the building to the Old Dominion Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society in…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Church Hill Walking Tour
***NOTE CHANGE** Church Hill Walking Tour *Members-Only Tour This Walking Tour is for Quoit Club Members Only Tour lead by guides from The Richmond Tour Guys We will meet at St.…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Tuckahoe Plantation
*This is a MEMBERS ONLY tour Tuckahoe Plantation is a National Historic Landmark and considered to be one of the finest early 18th century plantation homes in America. The unique H-frame…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Mobleux
Originally the Saunders Station post office, this building was built in 1937 as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Work Progress Administration (WPA). Today, Mobleux a software development company, is headquartered…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Ellwood Thompson’s
Originally the Higgins Medical Offices, this circular landmark in the museum district is known for its 1950’s midcentury modern architecture. The building was designed by David Yerkes and the landscape…
Read MoreQuoit Club Membership Drive |The HandCraft Building
Annual Quoit Club Membership Drive The Membership Drive is a FREE event open to everyone interested in joining the 2018 Quoit Club season. Registration is required. RSVP to [email protected] or…
Read More2018 Lecture Series: On the Road—Gas Food and Lodging, Virginia’s Auto Age Architecture and its Preservation
Thursday, March 22, 2018 The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design 2501 Monument Avenue Lecture 6:00- 7:00 p.m. | Reception to follow 7:00- 8:00 p.m. On the Road—Gas Food and…
Read More2018 Lecture Series: The History, Development and Revitalization of Northside Streetcar Suburbs
Thursday, February 22, 2018 The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design 2501 Monument Avenue Lecture 6:00- 7:00 p.m. | Reception to follow 7:00- 8:00 p.m. Join us for a panel…
Read More31st Annual Court End Christmas
Sunday, December 10, 2017 12:00 – 5:00 pm Monumental Church, 1224 E. Broad Street Monumental Church and ten other historic downtown sites host a free holiday open house,…
Read MoreA Masked Affair Benefit
Share an evening with Historic Richmond as we celebrate the grandeur and legacy of our historic city and raise funds for mission-based activites. The mise en scene of an Italianate…
Read MoreQuoit Club | 3210 Seminary Avenue
3210 Seminary Ave. | The Gilliam Watt House *This event is a Members-Only event Single tickets may not be purchased Event is free for Quoit Club members No stiletto…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Tektonics Design Group
Event is free for members. Single Tickets: $20
Read MoreQuoit Club | St. John’s Church
St. John’s Church was the first church built in the city of Richmond. It was completed in 1741 as part of the Henrico Parish, established in 1611. William Byrd II,…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Maymont Mansion
In 1886, James and Sallie Dooley acquired farmland on the banks of the James River, where they planned to build a new home. Their architect, Edgerton Stewart Rogers (1860-1901), born…
Read MoreQuoit Club | 1812 Monument Avenue
This home of quiet elegance was designed by noted architect Claude Howell. Constructed in 1925, it was originally used as a SFH, and later converted a office space and apartments.…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Kent-Valentine House
Built in 1845, the Kent-Valentine House was designed by Isaiah Rogers, a prominent Boston architect, who once served as Supervising Architect of the United States. The original owner, Mr. Horace…
Read MoreQuoit Club | 508 St. James Street
508 St. James Street was built in 1915. Designed by Charles Thaddeus Russell, one of Virginia’s first black architects, this house served as the home of prominent African-American physician, Dr.…
Read MoreQuoit Club | East End Theater
A special thanks to our delicious food sponsor Liberty Public House! What was once the historic East End Theater of Church Hill, is now a newly constructed apartment community. Originally…
Read MoreQuoit Club | The Train Shed
The Membership Drive is a FREE event open to everyone interested in joining the 2017 Quoit Club season. Registration is required. RSVP to [email protected] or 804.643.7407. The Main Street Station…
Read MoreGolden Hammer Awards
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”15″ gal_title=”2017 Golden Hammer Awards”] Thursday, November 2, 2017 Monumental Church 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. The Golden…
Read MoreLecture Series: Hiding in Plain Sight: W. Duncan Lee, Virginia’s Elusive Architect
Thursday, March 23, 2017 The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design 2501 Monument Avenue Lecture 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Reception to follow 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Early 20th century…
Read MoreLecture Series: Modern Architecture in RVA
Thursday, February 23, 2017 The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design 2501 Monument Avenue Lecture 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Reception to follow 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Richmond is well…
Read More30th Annual Court End Christmas
Sunday, December 11, 12:00 – 5:00 pm Monumental Church, 1224 E. Broad Street Monumental Church and ten other historic downtown sites host a free holiday open house, featuring…
Read MoreEast End Cemetery Clean Up
Historic Richmond’s Junior Board is ready to clean up East End Cemetery! Who is willing to join us?! To attend, RSVP to: [email protected] “East End is a historic African American…
Read MoreBeyond the Boulevard | Celebration & Art Auction
Beyond the Boulevard Thursday, October 6, 2016 | 6:00 – 9:30 p.m. Hofheimer Building 2818 West Broad Street The “Beyond the Boulevard” event is a party, art show and…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Monumental Church
On December 26, 1811, a fire at the Richmond Theatre claimed the lives of over seventy-two people, including the governor. Robert Mills, America’s first native-born, professional architect and a student…
Read MoreQuoit Club | VCU Institute for Contemporary Art
Currently under construction, the ICA is poised to become a cultural linchpin for the city of Richmond. The non-collecting museum will showcase a fresh slate of changing innovative exhibitions, performances, films and…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Richmond Public Library – Main Branch
Richmond Public Library was founded by civic-minded leaders in the early 1900’s. The establishment of a public library for Richmond residents took several tries, however. The Finance Committee of Richmond’s…
Read MoreQuoit Club | The Scott House
The Scott House is one of Richmond’s most important architectural survivors from the great age of American patronage called the American Renaissance (1876-1914). The American Renaissance movement took shape at…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Gallery5
Gallery5 is located in Jackson Ward, and is the best-preserved of Richmond’s few surviving nineteenth-century firehouses. Steamer Company Number 5 was built in 1883 to continue the function of firefighting…
Read MoreQuoit Club | The Barton Mansion
The Barton Mansion, previously known as Corner Minor, was built in the 1890s for James H. Barton, the original developer of Barton Heights. Representative of the Queen Anne style, this…
Read MoreQuoit Club | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
St. Paul’s is one of Richmond’s premier historic sites. The parish came into being as an outgrowth of Monumental Church to accommodate the expanding membership. Consecrated in 1845, the building…
Read MoreQuoit Club | Virginia Holocaust Museum
The Membership Drive is a FREE event open to everyone interested in joining the 2016 season. Registration is required. RSVP to [email protected] or 804.643.7407. The Virginia Holocaust Museum was founded…
Read MoreArchitecture 101 with Edwin Slipek
Historic Richmond Junior Board Hosts Architecture 101 with Edwin Slipek Wednesday, February 24, 6:00 – 7:00p.m. Happy Hour | 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Lecture Patrick Henry’s Pub & Grill | 2300 East…
Read MoreDrawing on History: Infill Design Competition
Read the official Drawing On History Report here! Historic Richmond, in partnership with The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design, hosted a juried architectural design competition – Drawing on History:…
Read MoreBeauty in the Details: The Classical Tradition in Downtown Richmond
The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design 2501 Monument Avenue Thursday, April 7, 2016 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. | 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. A look at Richmond’s evolving downtown…
Read MoreThe History and Development of the Shockoe Valley
SOLD OUT! The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design Thursday, February 25, 2016 Lecture 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Reception 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. An educational panel discussion of Shockoe…
Read More29th Annual Court End Christmas
Sunday, December 13, 12:00 – 5:00 pm Monumental Church, 1224 E. Broad Street Ten historic downtown sites host a free holiday open house, featuring tours, living history and reenactments,…
Read More