Preservation Advocacy
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,…
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…
Spring 2018 Newsletter
Stay up to date with everything going on at Historic Richmond. Read our 2018 Spring Newsletter.
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…
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 character of an important gateway…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Old Soldiers’ Home
Year Built: ca. 1885 Architectural Style: Victorian This charming house located at 2715 Broad Rock Boulevard was originally constructed in 1885 on the current site of the Virginia Museum of…
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…
Westhampton School
Update: Bon Secours, VCU Health, and Thalhimer Realty Partners broke ground on the redevelopment of the Westhampton School property. The redevelopment of the 1917 school will eventually house 129 apartments,…
Masons’ Hall
Masons’ Hall is the oldest building in the United States erected for Masonic purposes and continuously used for that purpose. Due to its age, history of uses and association…
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…
1006 W. Franklin Street
Year Built: c. 1900 Architectural Style: Queen Anne with Georgian Revival porch District: West Franklin Street Historic District Historic Richmond has been monitoring 1006 W. Franklin Street for several years.…
1302 Floyd Avenue
Year Built: c. 1895 Architectural Style: Queen Anne with a Georgian Revival porch District: The Fan Historic Richmond has been monitoring continued deterioration of 1302 Floyd Avenue. The building had…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
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. Financier Thomas F. Ryan donated…
2014 – 2015 Annual Report
Stay up to date with everything going on at Historic Richmond. Read our 2014 – 2015 Annual Report.
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…
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…
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…
608 North 1st Street
Status: Year Built: c. 1900 Architectural Style: Italianate District: Jackson Ward Update: Restored. UPDATE: August 20: We are thrilled to announce that the City will be stabilizing this house!! August…
2015 Summer Newsletter
Stay up to date with everything going on at Historic Richmond. Read our 2015 Summer Newsletter.
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…
619 St. Peter Street
Year Built: c. 1900 – 1910 Architectural Style: Italianate District: Jackson Ward Historic Richmond has been monitoring this property for several years since the acquisition and rehabilitation of the Meredith House, 133 Jackson…
1913 and 1915 Grove Avenue
Year Built: 1914 Architectural Style: Colonial Revival Neighborhood: The Fan Historic Richmond is currently monitoring the two row houses owned by and adjacent to the Tabernacle Baptist Church. Both are…
Westbourne
Year Built: 1919 Architectural Style: Georgrian Revival District: Hampton Gardens Historic Richmond has been monitoring continued deterioration of Westbourne, at 330 Oak Lane. The building has been vacant since May 2011,…
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…
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…
Buildings we love: Wills House, 1812
407 N. 27th Street This Federal style building is the oldest house remaining in Church Hill North. It is the largest existing frame house in the district and was the…
Buildings we love: Ebenezer Baptist Church, 1858
216 W. Leigh Street This Neoclassical church was an offshoot of the First African Baptist Church at 301 College Street. This structure was built to replace an earlier frame church.…
Buildings we love: Masonic Temple, 1893
101-107 W. Broad Street Designed by Jackson Gott, this Romanesque Revival style building has upper floors which once contained meeting rooms and a ballroom. The ground floor was occupied by…
Buildings we love: Egyptian Building, 1845
1223 E. Marshall Street Built in 1845, this Egyptian Revival style building was designed by Thomas Stewart the for Medical Department of Hampden-Sydney College, which later became the Medical College…
Plans for the revitalization of 109 E. Grace Street
We are thrilled to hear plans for the revitalization of 109 E. Grace Street. The stunning 1935 Art Deco building, which has been vacant for many years, will be transformed…
Richmond Nonprofit & Local Developer Restore Historic Jackson Ward Home
Historic Richmond’s recent renovation of 617 St. Peter Street in Jackson Ward was featured on ABC 8 News – WRIC. WATCH THE VIDEO.
Buildings we love: Hancock-Wirt-Caskie House
Hancock-Wirt-Caskie House, 2 N. 5th Street. Built in 1808, this Federal style house is an adaptation of a B. Henry Latrobe design and is the last remaining building of its…
Rehab effort salvages dilapidated house
By KATIE DEMERIA, Richmond BizSense Photo by Brandy Brubaker and Katie Demeria Posted: Friday, November 25, 2014 Fantastic article on our recent project in Jackson Ward. The restoration of 617 St. Peter Street…
Interbake opens as Cookie Factory Lofts
By CAROL HAZARD, Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo by Alexa Welch Edlund, Richmond Times-Dispatch Posted: Friday, November 14, 2014 10:30 pm In case you missed it, here is a great article on The Cookie…
Williams: New vision taking shape for Black History Museum
By Michael Paul Williams Richmond Times Dispatch photo Alexa Welch Edlund Posted: Monday, November 3, 2014 Very exciting news for the Black History Museum & Cultural Center, Jackson Ward and…
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