A message from T. Tyler Potterfield of the RVA Planning and Preservation Division on the sharing of the October Section 106 Notification (PDF): These reports will be updated every 45 to 60 days from this point forward and the City will notify organizations and individuals on our Section 106 stakeholder list of the update.
Nonesuch Place: A History of the Richmond Landscape by T.Tyler Potterfield, Oregon Hill resident and a planner with the City of Richmond Department of Community Development, was published this month by The History Press. Potterfield has written a fantastic little book that presents a facet of Richmond history in a new and cohesive fashion.
The Valentine Richmond History Center invites one and all out for some light refreshments and an author talk as T. Tyler Potterfield hosts the first book signing for his latest work, Nonesuch Place: A History of the Richmond Landscape, on Tuesday, June 9, from 5-7PM.
The November 25 CAR meeting will include a presentation by City of Richmond planners Tyler Potterfield and Catherine Easterling of a report which recommends that Union Hill become a City Old and Historic District (PDF). The report includes a history and description of Union Hill, an overview of the O&H process so far, and lays [...]
Two classes, Fundamentals of Brick Repointing and Repair and Introduction to Porch Repair and Reconstruction, are being offered by the Pythagoras School for Skilled Building Craftsmanship in conjunction with the Historic Jackson Ward Association, Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, and Davies Masonry and Restoration Inc. The classes will be held from 8AM-4PM daily on April [...]
The Commission of Architectural Review meeting began on time with about 25 people in attendence. Except for the Oakwood Heights condo proposal, the remainder of the 11 items on the agenda, if not trivial, seemed at least routine: removal of vinyl siding, replacement of exterior doors, construction of an addition, the painting of a facade. [...]
Today’s CAR meeting went off to a packed room. I came in just after 4PM into an ongoing meeting and 6 members of the CAR at a table in a horshoe around a podium and a screen & projector. A few smaller issues were discussed and resolved or not, and then last on the agenda [...]
Recently, the Fairmount neighborhood was surveyed towards possible registration as a National Historic District. 50 folks or so turned out tonight for a follow-up Q&A to discuss the results so far.
A letter was sent out this week to Fairmount-area property owners to announce that the city has contracted to undertake a “historic resource survey” of the area on February 7 and 8.
The RTD takes a look at Fairmount in Lookin’ good in the neighborhood.
ACORN held a seminar, Richmond’s Disappearing History, yesterday at the the Library of Virginia. The 3 hour seminar covered interesting Richmond buildings that have been lost, buildings that are now in danger of being torn down, why these buildings matter, and some of how the city approaches vacant and decrepit building stock.
