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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…

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Golden Hammer Awards 2022

2022 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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!…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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McKinnon and Harris

Quoit 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…

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Monumental Lawn Gala

Celebrate 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…

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Quoit Club Monument Residence Tour

Quoit 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…

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Gather for a Friendsraising

GATHER 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…

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Historic 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…

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Quoit Club Dr. Hughes House

Quoit 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…

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Life 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…

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Winter 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…

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Quoit 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…

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2021 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…

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Quoit 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.…

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Quoit 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…

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The 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Historic 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…

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Ingredients 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?…

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Preservation 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…

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Virtual 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…

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Postponed! 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…

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The 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…

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Events 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.…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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.…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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POSTPONED 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,…

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POSTPONED- 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…

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2020 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…

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Canceled- 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…

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VIRTUAL 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…

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POSTPONED 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…

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Sold 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…

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33rd 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…

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Celebrate 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 +…

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June 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…

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2019 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…

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2019 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Colonial 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…

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Revitalization 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…

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32nd 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…

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2018 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…

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Celebrate 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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.…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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2018 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…

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2018 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…

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31st 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,…

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A 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit Club | Tektonics Design Group

Event is free for members. Single Tickets: $20

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Quoit 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,…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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.…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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.…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Golden 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…

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Lecture 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…

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Lecture 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…

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30th 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…

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East 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…

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Beyond 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Quoit 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…

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Architecture 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…

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Drawing 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:…

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Beauty 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…

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The 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…

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29th 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,…

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