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Friday, September 18, 2026
A New State Capitol in the West End? The Meteoric Rise and Fall of a Planned Government Complex
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William Tuck was a pragmatic kind of Virginian. He grew up on a tobacco farm in Halifax County and developed into a canny lawyer and polit...
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Rare view of the Construction of the City Hall building of Richmond, Virginia, ca. 1887.
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This image of the "Stonewall" Jackson statue in Capitol Square (unveiled in 1875, removed in 2026) shows a glimpse of the const...
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
"Architecture in Richmond, Va." from the Feb. 1901 issue of the Architects and Builders Journal,
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Below is the text to a short article on Richmond architects that appeared in the February 1901 issue of the A rchitects and Builders Journ...
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Letter to Richmond Mayor Avula about the Threat to the Historic Westwood Neighborhood.
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Below is a copy of a letter Selden just sent the Richmond mayor. It is a shame that residents of Westwood, a tiny but important community a...
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Monday, July 6, 2026
Panorama Postcard image of Capitol Square and Surroundings, Richmond, VA, ca. 1907, published by The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, NY
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Panorama Postcard image of Capitol Square and Surroundings, Richmond, Virginia, ca. 1907, published by The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, NY The...
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