Historic Richmond Foundation
- Historic Richmond Foundation
Historic Richmond Foundation was founded in 1956 by Mary Wingfield Scott in order to save the Church Hill area surrounding St. John's Church. It is an organization "dedicated to salvaging properties of historic or architectural value." [Hitz, Mary Buford. Never Ask Permission: Elizabeth Scott Bocock of Richmond, p. 57]
Preservation
Through the years, it has saved numerous buildings in Richmond through the application of its revolving fund, including: the Adam Craig House in Shockoe Bottom, the Church Hill neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia that surrounds St. John's Church, the Ellen Glasgow House, the National Theater, the Elmira Shelton House, Old City Hall and Monumental Church. In addition, it has championed the preservation of numerous Richmond neighborhoods including Union Hill, the Fan District, Springhill, Oregon Hill, Monument Avenue and Windsor Farms. In 2005, it merged with the William Byrd Branch of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. It remains a separate 501(c)(3) non-profit, though it maintains an affiliation with APVA through joint memberships and other cooperative programs.
Current Projects
Current restoration projects include the 19th century Monumental Church in Court End, St. John's Mews in Church Hill and the 18th century Patteson-Schutte house in south Richmond.
Historic Richmond's Executive Director is Mary Jane Massad Hogue. In 2000, the organization moved to the William C. Allen Double House (1836) at 4-6 East Main Street, where it maintains its headquarters today.
Links
* [http://www.historicrichmond.com Historic Richmond]
References
Wikimedia Foundation.
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