Golden Hammer Awards 2025
Since 2000, the Golden Hammer Awards have honored excellence in neighborhood revitalization projects throughout Greater Richmond. Recognizing professionals and community members improving our neighborhoods through restoration, adaptive reuse, new construction,…
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2228 Cedar Street
DEMO ALERT!!! An application to demolish the historic house at 2228 Cedar Street is being heard by the Commission of Architectural Review next Tuesday, May 27. This is one of…
Read MoreI Support the Cultural Stewardship Plan
As a Richmonder, I believe that our city’s unique historical and cultural assets are vital to the people who live and work here, and part of what makes our city…
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Weigh In On Richmond’s Cultural Heritage Stewardship Plan
CULTURAL HERITAGE STEWARDSHIP PLAN UPDATE The Cultural Heritage Stewardship Plan was approved by the Planning Commission on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 with a few minor changes. The Plan will next…
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Two Grants Awarded to Monumental Church
Photo courtesy of Mathew Oswald Photography Historic Richmond was delighted to be awarded two competitive grants for Monumental Church. We were one of 11 organizations to receive a Commonwealth History…
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Downtown Needs Some Love!
In light of recent events, we thought you’d appreciate seeing this presentation that we created earlier this year, highlighting and contextualizing the crisis that we believe is currently threatening Richmond’s…
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Daniel Call House
Status: 😢 Update: 12/6/24 The bulldozing brotherhood strikes again! The Daniel Call House was demolished this week, without having been documented by preservationists. We had been in contact with the…
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Pocahontas Building
Status: Pocahontas Building Update: 7/17/24 The Pocahontas Building, which temporarily housed the General Assembly during the recent construction of its new building, consists of two structures—the West Tower, originally constructed…
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Holly Maxson Grant Awarded to Historic Richmond
We are pleased to announce that Historic Richmond has been awarded a Holly Maxson Conservation Grant from the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation. Awarded every two years, the grants are…
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Historic Richmond Façade Grant Pilot Program – Phase II
Historic Richmond is excited to announce that we are offering a second phase of our Façade Grant Pilot Program! This program is designed to keep the neighborhood in the neighborhood…
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Shockoe
Status: Update: 2024 The Plan was adopted by the Planning Commission in November 2023 and approved by City Council in February 2024. The plan includes four big moves that should…
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Building Trades & Workforce Development
We see one of the most significant threats to our historic neighborhoods also as one of our community’s biggest opportunities. Every day, we hear from owners of historic properties seeking…
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Jackson Ward Comment Letter
Status: Richmond’s Jackson Ward neighborhood is one of the nation’s most important centers of Black culture. Jackson Ward’s geographic boundaries are generally considered to be Broad Street to the south,…
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Exclusive Opportunity To Explore
Richmond’s Architectural History
With Edwin Slipek!
Edwin Slipek will host a once-a-week architecture class for 5 weeks focusing on Richmond’s historic buildings and landscapes in the context of its socio-economic and cultural development from the 18th…
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Secretary of Interior Standards Comment Letter
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, an independent federal agency responsible for promoting the preservation, enhancement, and sustainable use of our nation’s diverse historic resources, recently invited public feedback regarding…
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2023 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 partnered for…
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The Moore Street School, Thirteen Acres School and Dwellings of the Enslaved Make Preservation Virginia’s 2023 List
Today Preservation Virginia’s Most Endangered Historic Places List 2023 was released, highlighting historic places across the commonwealth facing imminent or sustained threats to their existence. The Most Endangered List is released…
Read MoreHistoric Garden Week: West Avenue
Wednesday, April 19th, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Purchase your tickets here! Co-hosted by The Council of Historic Richmond and The Garden Clubs of Richmond. West Avenue is a unique…
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Historic Richmond’s Lectures Are Online!
Our Lectures Are Online! Our 2023 Lectures focus on raising awareness and support for the value of preservation as it affects quality of life and protection of historic assets in…
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2022 Year in Review
You know that Richmond is a really special place – full of unique and authentic people and places with lots of personality. Look through images of historic neighborhoods in the…
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Historic Richmond Façade Grant Program
Historic Richmond Façade Grant Pilot Program Historic Richmond Façade Grant Pilot Program This program is designed to keep the neighborhood in the neighborhood by helping property owners living and working…
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Monumental Church Ramp & Exterior Coating Project Updates!
Project Overview: Completed in 1814, Monumental Church, a National Historic Landmark, was designed by the first native-born architect Robert Mills. It is a civic space built by a community devastated…
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Guides of Richmond Architecture, Places, and Historic Districts
Guides At Historic Richmond, we enhance discussions on zoning, historic architecture, adaptive reuse, and more with occasional guides you might find useful. Many of these guides supplement a Quoit Club…
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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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Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground
June 11, 2022 Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground Historic Marker Unveiling On June 11, 2022 the public gathered at 1305 N 5th Street for the Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground…
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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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Richmond Land Bank Transfers Lots to The JXN Project
The Richmond Land Bank of the Maggie L. Walker Community Land Trust is transferring lots to The JXN Project, helping Jackson Ward develop a cultural heritage site that includes a rebuilt Skipwith-Roper…
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Historic Second Baptist Church. Process Matters.
Historic Richmond learned last night that the City of Richmond has changed its position and plans to issue a demolition permit for the historic Second Baptist Church. Since we first…
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Press Conference TODAY at 1:30 p.m.
Please join us for a PRESS CONFERENCE AT 1:30 AT FRANKLIN AND FOUSHEE STREETS! We have just learned that the City of Richmond has changed its position and plans to…
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General Assembly Advocacy: Act Now!
Act Now! As February begins, the General Assembly is hard at work on a number of preservation-related bills and budget items. Several of these items relate directly to Historic Richmond’s…
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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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Historic Richmond Brown Bag Lunch: A Virtual Walk Around Shockoe
Historic Richmond Brown Bag Lunch: A Virtual Walk Around Shockoe Shockoe is the valley where Richmond began. It is not only Richmond’s oldest neighborhood, but also has Richmond’s oldest surviving…
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Do you know of historic resources in South Richmond?
We need your help to identify historic resources like buildings, neighborhoods, cemeteries and other places in South Richmond! Historic Richmond is excited to be working with the Department of Historic…
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Help Richmond’s Parks!
Help Richmond’s Parks! We join the Friends of the James River Park and other parks groups in asking for your vote for Richmond’s Parks. As part of the American Rescue…
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Fulton Gas Works
Update: 2021 In April 2021, Historic Richmond submitted a comment letter to the City of Richmond on the proposed demolition of the Gasometer and surviving buildings at Fulton Gas Works.…
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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! A Panel discussion with Quinn Evans Architects and the University of Richmond about the tie between preservation and sustainability. We will explore what that…
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The Power of Preservation for People and Places – Pump House
Status: We are excited to be partnering with the Friends of the Pump House and the City of Richmond Department of Parks and Recreation to develop preservation solutions for the…
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Historic Brookbury Farm
Brookbury Farm is one of those special, important and historic Places that connects us across time to the lives of many People – men, women, children – Black and white,…
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This Old House: A DIY Guide to Researching your Historic Home
Watch now! Click here! Little is known of the early history of Brookbury Farm, an antebellum agricultural plantation and one of the oldest houses in the City of Richmond. Most…
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Historic Brookbury Farm to be Auctioned
Historic Brookbury Farm is currently scheduled to be auctioned by Motleys on August 19, 2020. Historic Richmond hopes to see the property purchased by a preservation-minded buyer. Brookbury is one…
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2020 Golden Hammer Awards
The application for nominations opens today for Historic Richmond + Storefront for Community Design’s 4th Annual Golden Hammer Awards. Nomination information for the 2020 Golden Hammer Awards can be found…
Read MoreA Message from Historic Richmond
Historic Richmond supports removing the Confederate monuments from Monument Avenue. We are heartbroken by the pain suffered by the Black community and stand with them in their struggle to be…
Read MoreA Message from Historic Richmond
We share in the shock, outrage, and grief of the American people and in particular, the Black community, resulting from the murders of George Floyd and so many others. These…
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Events through August POSTPONED
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 events…
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SOLD OUT LECTURE!
Tonight’s lecture, Modern Living in Historic Homes is SOLD OUT! If you have already purchased a ticket (or arranged in advance to pay at the door) your name will be…
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Congregation Beth Ahabah Parking Directions
Parking Information: The Beth Ahabah/St. James’s parking deck is on West Franklin Street on the left hand side at the end of the first block, across the street from the Temple…
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Gateway Corridor Revitalization- UPDATE!
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”48″ gal_title=”SBH update”] Earlier this year we announced the details of our new partnership with project:HOMES and the City of Richmond to rehabilitate three historic homes for affordable housing…
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Interested in becoming a Junior Board Member in 2020?
Contact Membership Chair, Amelia Paulie at [email protected] with Questions about the Historic Richmond Junior Board! The Junior Board is a group of young leaders that supports the programs of Historic Richmond through…
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Day of Giving | October 3
Join us on October 3 for Historic Richmond’s Day of Giving! Thanks to the generosity of the Council of Historic Richmond, we have a matching challenge of $5,000- this means…
Read MorePhone lines are down, please email
Our phone lines are currently down. Please email [email protected] for general inquires. We will announce here, when they are back up! Please follow along on our Facebook Page for updates!…
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VUU Quoit Club Directions- Sept 19
Thursday, September 19, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Virginia Union University- Walking Tour (**1500 N Lombardy St, Richmond, VA 23220) Parking Information: We will be meeting in the Living and Learning building…
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Parking Information- June Quoit Club!
Parking Information for 1717 Innovation Center Thursday, June 20, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. 1717 Innovation Center **MEMBERS ONLY EVENT** 1717 E. Cary Street Parking: Free Street Parking available in the area…
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2019 GOLDEN HAMMER AWARDS WELCOMES NOMINATIONS
ACTION NEEDED NOW!
YOUR ACTION NEEDED NOW! The National Register of Historic Places saves historic places. The National Park Service (NPS) recently proposed a number of troubling changes to the rules relating to…
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Gateway Corridor Revitalization Project in South Barton Heights
Neighborhood Revitalization In 2021 we completed Phase I of our neighborhood revitalization partnership with project:HOMES and the City of Richmond, rehabilitating three historic homes for affordable housing!!! Here at Historic…
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Job Posting: Preservationist
Interested in joining the Historic Richmond Team? We are hiring a Preservationist, click the link for more details about this job! Preservationist Job Posting
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A Year in Review
2018 A Year In Review! How can we begin to thank you – our friends, family, volunteers and supporters? You have generously given so much – your generosity, your enthusiasm,…
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Give the Gift of RICHMOND!
Unique Richmond experiences, perfect for everyone on your list! 2019 Quoit Club Membership Buy a Membership Today! Add your friends and family to the guest list for some of…
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Monumental Church CLOSED for Court End Christmas
UPDATE: Due to the impending weather, Monumental Church will be CLOSED for Court End Christmas on Sunday, Dec. 9. We apologize for the inconvenience! Please be safe tomorrow!
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Monroe Ward Zoning
What’s the issue? The City has initiated rezoning of Monroe Ward in an effort to facilitate the revitalization of Monroe Ward. We at Historic Richmond support the revitalization of Monroe…
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2018 Golden Hammer Awards- Winners
Congratulations to the 2018 Golden Hammer Award Winners! For more information about the 2018 Golden Hammer Award Winners, CLICK HERE! To see all 2018 nominations, Click Here! Best Adaptive Reuse…
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East Stairwell of Monumental Church
The East Stairwell of Monumental Church has a fresh coat of paint! This stunning color from Benjamin Moore is called Mochachino and was recently painted by H.J. Hotlz and Son.…
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Tonight’s Quoit Club Tour & Weather Update
We’ve been keeping a close eye on the weather. In true Richmond fashion, they are predicting late afternoon summer showers typical for this time of year. We WILL continue with…
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2018 Golden Hammer Awards Welcome Nominations
Faux Graining: The Doors of Monumental Church
We are excited to present the completed faux graining to the inner sanctuary doors at Monumental Church! In 2017 Black Creek Workshop completed a paint analysis and reveal of the…
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Spring 2018 Newsletter
Stay up to date with everything going on at Historic Richmond. Read our 2018 Spring Newsletter.
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Historic Garden Day | Seminary Ave
Historic Garden Day Seminary Avenue Wednesday, April 25, 2018 10:00 am to 4:30 pm Co-hosted by The Council of Historic Richmond and The Garden Clubs of Richmond. Located in the…
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UPDATE: Union Cottage Demolished
Richmond has so many buildings and places that connect us to our past and define who we are as Americans, as Virginians, and as Richmonders. They reflect the soul…
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Richmond@Risk 801-1-815 W. Cary Street
Richmond@Risk 801-815 West Cary Street Update: Demolished. We are saddened to see an entire historic streetscape threatened with demolition. Five historic structures to be demolished, historic character torn, and the…
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Bon Secours Granted Extension
Bon Secours was granted an extension to review proposals for the historic school. Click here for the article from the Richmond Times Dispatch. Why BOTH buildings of the Westhampton School…
Read MoreHistoric Richmond Requests Reschedule of Monument Avenue Commission Meeting
Historic Richmond requests that the Mayor’s Monument Avenue Commission reschedule tonight’s meeting to a future date and location with the capacity to accommodate any members of the public that wish…
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Buildings We Love: St. Luke Building
St. Luke Building 902 St. James Street Edwardian style architecture “The original part of this building was constructed in 1903 to house one of many fraternal and self-help organizations for…
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2017 has been a Monumnental year!
We couldn’t have done it without you – thank you to everyone who made this year so successful! There are only a few days left to support Historic Richmond in…
Read More2017 Golden Hammer Awards- Winners!
Historic Richmond and storefront for community design are excited to announce the winners of the Golden Hammer Award. We had a record breaking 48 nominations this year! Over 150 people…
Read More2017 Golden Hammer Awards Program
Call to Action: The Federal Historic Tax Credit
The Federal Historic Tax Credit (HTC) program is an effective means of accomplishing the goals of historic preservation and economic development and it has had a real and meaningful impact…
Read More2017 Golden Hammer Awards’ Nomination Map
The Golden Hammer Awards are on Thurs, Nov 2! Click our Map to see the locations, pictures and categories of the 50 nominations! The Golden Hammer Awards Thursday,…
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Directions to Tektonics!
Tonight’s Quoit Club is at Tektonics! The directions are a little challenging, so please use this link to make sure you have the correct directions! Click Here for the link!…
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Buildings We Love: Old City Hall
Old City Hall, 1887-1894 1001 E. Broad St High Victorian Gothic In complete contrast to Jefferson’s calm, classical Capitol, architect Elijah E. Meyers designed this paean to Victorian architecture. The…
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Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program Threatened
**UPDATE** Thank you to all who called your legislator to voice your support for the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program as an effective means of accomplishing the goals of historic…
Read MoreWhat stories do these buildings tell?
Both buildings are frame structures currently located within blocks of each other in the Shockoe Valley. Both are overlooked sites that connect us to our past and define who we…
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Richmond Garage at 6th and Franklin Streets
Year Built: 1927 Architectural Style: Art Deco District: Grace Street Commercial Historic District One of downtown Richmond’s significant historic and architectural resources – the Richmond Garage at 6th and Franklin…
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Historic Richmond and Storefront for Community Design Partner to Co-Host the Golden Hammer Awards
With support from the Better Housing Coalition, Historic Richmond is partnering with Storefront for Community Design to co-host the Golden Hammer Awards! Greta Harris, Better Housing Coalition’s President & CEO said,…
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Historic Richmond Presents Celebrate the City “Beyond the Boulevard”
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”7″ gal_title=”Beyond the Boulevard”] CLICK HERE TO OPEN THE SCOTT’S ADDITION PHOTOBOOK Historic Richmond is excited to announce the “Beyond the Boulevard” event on Thursday, October 6, 2016. The…
Read MoreProtected: Monumental Church: Historic Structures Report
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Drawing on History: Infill Design Competition Winners and Notable Submissions
RICHMOND, VA June 23, 2016— If you love to explore Richmond’s historic neighborhoods, you’ve probably noticed vacant lots and new construction. What does it mean to build new within an…
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Protected: Drawing on History: Infill Design Competition
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Beauty in the Details: Classical Architecture in Downtown Richmond
A look at Richmond’s evolving downtown architecture and how its varied nature repeatedly has referenced classical elements and ancient precedent in architectural compositions both complex and modern. Moderated by Calder…
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The History and Development of Shockoe Valley
An educational panel discussion of Shockoe Valley with all its complexities, its architecture, the diverse population of races and classes that once called this area home, the role that Richmond…
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Drawing on History: Infill Design Competition
Historic Richmond recognizes the needs and challenges of designing new construction on empty lots within the City of Richmond’s Old & Historic Districts. We are committed to maintaining the historic…
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Buildings We Love: Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
18 North Laurel Street Built in 1903-1906 in Renaissance Revival Style. This church was built to accommodate the Catholic population that had outgrown St. Peter’s Church on Grace Street.…
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2014 – 2015 Annual Report
Stay up to date with everything going on at Historic Richmond. Read our 2014 – 2015 Annual Report.
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Buildings We Love: Kent-Valentine House
Buildings We Love: 12 East Franklin Street Kent-Valentine House, 1845 Colonial Revival. The house is greatly altered from its original appearance by the addition of the classical portico which replaced…
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A Special Thank You!
On behalf of Historic Richmond’s Board of Trustees and Staff, we would like to extend a sincere thanks to those who supported us during the Amazing Raise. With your generous…
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Historic Richmond announces new Executive Director
The Board of Trustees of Historic Richmond announced today that it has appointed Cyane B. Crump as the new Executive Director. Ms. Crump has been serving in the role of…
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2015 Summer Newsletter
Stay up to date with everything going on at Historic Richmond. Read our 2015 Summer Newsletter.
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Robinson & Cary Street Trolley Barns
The history of the Robinson & Cary Street Trolley Barns reflects Richmond’s economic, social and land use development. Advances in transportation by the streetcar were so influential in Richmond’s development…
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Places we love: Monroe Park, 1851
Between Belvidere, Laurel, W. Franklin, & W. Main Streets The park once served as the State Fairgrounds and housed a military hospital during the Civil War. After the war, the…
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Buildings we love: William H. Grant House, 1857
1008 E. Clay Street This Italianate mansion, featuring cast-iron hoods over windows, marble steps and an elaborate entrance porch, was built by tobacco merchant William H. Grant. It became Sheltering…
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