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St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Philadelphia’s noted architect of the Greek Revival,...
Shockoe Hill Cemetery
The City of Richmond established Shockoe Hill Cemetery in ...
Second Presbyterian Church
Completed in 1848, Second Presbyterian Church was the firs...
Old First Baptist Church
Famed architect Thomas U. Walter of Philadelphia provided ...
Old City Hall
Old City Hall is a masterpiece of monumental High Victoria...
Monumental Church
Monumental Church is a nationally significant memorial in ...
Main Street Banking Historic District
Main Street Banking Historic District is the historic hear...
James River and Kanawha Canal Historic District
The James River and Kanawha Canal Historic District illust...
Jackson Ward Historic District
Jackson Ward Historic District is a fine 19th-century resi...
Henry Coalter Cabell House
The Henry Coalter Cabell House, like many of Richmond’s di...
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Philadelphia’s noted architect of the Greek Revival, Thomas S. Stewart, designed St. Paul’s Church. Stewart was also responsible for the monumental Egyptian Building, completed in the same year as the church, 1845. St. Paul’s is a noteworthy example of Greek ...
Shockoe Hill Cemetery
The City of Richmond established Shockoe Hill Cemetery in 1822 reflecting a developing nationwide trend at the time to have cities provide safe, sanitary places for burials in suburban settings. Shockoe Hill superseded the first public burial ground in Richmond ...
Second Presbyterian Church
Completed in 1848, Second Presbyterian Church was the first Gothic style church built in a city known for its allegiance to classical architecture. Patterned after a design by Minard Lafever, author of the 1829 publication Young Builder’s General Instructor, the ...
Old First Baptist Church
Famed architect Thomas U. Walter of Philadelphia provided the restrained but authoritative Greek Revival design for the Old First Baptist Church. Walter, best known as architect for the dome of the U.S. Capitol, designed some 10 buildings for Virginia. Old ...
Old City Hall
Old City Hall is a masterpiece of monumental High Victorian Gothic design. This grand edifice remains a testament to the ambition and pride in democracy of the people of Richmond. Completed in 1894, eight years after the groundbreaking ceremony, Old ...
Monumental Church
Monumental Church is a nationally significant memorial in honor of the victims of a disastrous theater fire. The building is also among America’s earliest and most distinctive Greek Revival churches designed by one of the nation’s most important early architects. ...
Main Street Banking Historic District
Main Street Banking Historic District is the historic heart of Richmond’s financial district. Laid out in 1780, the district was part of an expansion of Richmond in conjunction with its designation as Virginia’s capital. Originally known as “E” Street, Main ...
James River and Kanawha Canal Historic District
The James River and Kanawha Canal Historic District illustrates the relationship between Richmond’s early inhabitants and the James River. Following settlement by English colonists, the construction of millraces parallel to the banks of the river provided water to power mills ...
Jackson Ward Historic District
Jackson Ward Historic District is a fine 19th-century residential district. The entire Jackson Ward Historic District is only one of two districts that are National Historic Landmarks in the City of Richmond. This formal recognition of its national significance stems ...
Henry Coalter Cabell House
The Henry Coalter Cabell House, like many of Richmond’s distinguished historic residences, takes the name of its most famous resident rather than the original builder or owner. Colonel Henry Cabell (1820-1889) leased the house, which William O. George built in ...
