Calendar of DHR Events


August 7, 9 a.m.–12 noon
: Rehabilitation Tax Credit Open House, in Richmond, at the Department of Historic Resources, 2801 Kensington Avenue (directions). DHR tax credit staff work one-on-one with applicants and property owners, answer questions and provide guidance for completing tax credit applications on the first Friday of each month. If you have a question about the historic character-defining features ofyour building, architectural treatments, or application requirements, then bring plans, photos, and any other information that would be helpful in understanding your project. Assistance is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information contact Chris Novelli, or phone 804-367-2323, ext. 100.

August 13, 5:30 p.m.: Public hearing for West Grace Street Historic District Amendment and Expansion at the University of Richmond Downtown, Bonner Center for Civic Engagement, 626 E. Broad Street, Suite 100, Richmond.

August 18, 4 p.m.: Public hearing for the MacCallum More Houses and Garden at the MacCallum More Museum, 603 Hudgins Street, Chase City.

September 20-22: 2009 Virginia Preservation Conference: "Historic Preservation and Sustainability: Saving Our Past, Saving Our Future," Sweet Briar College & Lynchburg. DHR is a co-sponsor with Preservation Virginia of this annual conference. For information about the conference, go here (PDF file); to register, visit Preservation Virginia (www.apva.org).

September 27, 3 p.m.: Dedication ceremony for "Free Blacks of Israel Hill" historical highway marker, Farmville. The ceremony will be held at the marker location.


Upcoming Board Meeting

September 17, 10 a.m.: Joint meeting of the Department of Historic Resources' State Review Board and Historic Resources Board, Halsey Lecture Hall, Virginia Historical Society, Richmond.

The State Review Board and the Historic Resources Board will meet to consider nominations to the state and national registers, new historical highway markers, and historic preservation easements. The meeting is open to the public. Pending nominations are posted for review on the DHR website before the meeting. For inquiries about accessibility to the meeting, contact Jean McRae, 2801 Kensington Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23221; phone: 804-367-2323 or TDD 804-367-2386.