DHR is Virginia’s State Historic Preservation Office, an agency within the Secretariat of Natural and Historic Resources. Our programs support historic preservation and archaeology throughout the Commonwealth. We identify historic places, educate the public, connect communities with their histories, and equip Virginians with the tools to foster historic preservation.

The Department has received an application for permission to archaeologically recover historic burials located within the St. George's Episcopal Church cemetery, located at 905 Princess Anne Street in the City of Fredericksburg. We respectfully invite all interested parties to review the public notice and provide any comments to the applicant's consultant and DHR on or before May 11, 2025.

UPDATE: A public hearing for this project has been scheduled for 5:30 on May 7, 2025, at St. George's Episcopal Church, located at 905 Princess Anne Street. Representatives from the Church, Dovetail Cultural Resources Group, and the Department of Historic Resources will be present to provide information and answer questions. All are welcome.

Report damages to historic properties and find resources for planning and recovery.

Virginia’s Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (HRTC) program has played an essential role in the restoration of some of the most iconic hotels and resorts throughout the state, including the Omni Homestead Resort.

On April 24, 2023, a state historical marker was dedicated in Richmond for Mary Wingfield Scott, the pioneering preservationist best known for her work to document and advocate for the rehabilitation and reuse of the city's historic buildings. The marker was erected in front of the Linden Row Inn, which is comprised of the houses that Wingfield Scott saved from demolition in the 1950s. To read more about DHR's historical highway marker program, check out the link below.