by Matthew Maggy | Mar 1, 2020 | Architectural Styles of Richmond, Gilded Age, Historic Photos, Historic Sites
Most of the time when we pass Old City Hall on Broad Street on one our tours, people ask me: “Which Church is That?” And my response… Gothic Architecture was en vogue in 1894 when that was built to house the workings of the Richmond City Government. This venerable...
by Matthew Maggy | Sep 26, 2014 | Architectural Styles of Richmond, Historic Sites
The next article in the Richmond Tour Guys Free Walking Tour of Richmond series on architectural styles of Richmond is on the Italianate style. Last time we talked about the Greek Revival Style. Italianate is the architectural craze that dethroned it as the style du...
by Matthew Maggy | Sep 14, 2014 | Architectural Styles of Richmond
This is post number one about architectural styles of Richmond, a series which, you guessed it, covers the various architectural styles of Richmond! You ever notice all of those doric columns that exist all over Richmond? Perhaps public buildings that look a lot like...