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 | 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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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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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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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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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 | 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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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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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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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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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 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 | 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 | 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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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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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 | 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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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 | 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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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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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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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 | 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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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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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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