(Please note that this is a slightly earlier time than our typical events) Address –  1812 E Grace St, Shockoe Valley Historic District In honor of our 90th anniversary, join us as we tour the first house that was saved by Historic Richmond in 1935. Built in 1785, the Adam Craig House is one of the oldest…

Tour begins in Monroe Park (W Main Street and Laurel, across from the Altria Theater) Join us as we explore some of Virginia's earliest sites of LGBTQ+ activism in and around Monroe Park with Blake McDonald, architectural historian at the Department of Historic Resources. This walking tour will include the former homes of Lewis Ginter…

Address – 1500 E Main Street Join us for a sneak preview of the Shockoe Institute's transformative undertaking - a 12,300-square-foot learning center within Richmond’s iconic Main Street Station. Shockoe Institute is one piece of the larger Shockoe Project, an ambitious effort to develop a comprehensive heritage destination for recognizing and interpreting the story of…

Address – 909 E Main St. Constructed in 1904 as office space for the Mutual Assurance Society, the Mutual Building was designed by Clinton & Russell, a prominent New York architectural firm. Originally lower, the top four terra cotta-clad floors were added nearly a decade after it was first built. A 2024 Golden Hammer Award…

Address – 2 N 5th Street Join us for our annual private residence tour! Built in 1808-1809  by Michael Hancock, the Federal design was influenced by architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe, and is the last remaining house with a demi-octagonal bay façade. The interior shines with marble trim, brightly painted ornamental friezes, and hand painted wallpaper. William…

(Please note that this is a slightly earlier time than our typical events) Address – 1708 Pump House Dr A stunning example of the Gothic Revival style, the Byrd Park Pump House served as the Richmond city waterworks from 1883 until 1924. Richmond’s City Engineer Colonel Wilfred Emory Cutshaw, designed the building as a social…