The ten-block stretch of Broad Street, between Fourth and Henry streets in downtown Richmond, holds one of the most important assemblages of turn-of-the-20th-century commercial buildings in the state. The richly […]
Designed by the New York firm of E. C. Horne and Sons and opened in 1913, the Wells Theatre in downtown Norfolk is both a celebration of early-20th-century popular culture […]
Programs
DHR has secured permanent legal protection for over 700 historic places - including 15,000 acres of battlefield lands
DHR has erected 2,532 highway markers in every county and city across Virginia
DHR has registered more than 3,317 individual resources and 613 historic districts
DHR has engaged over 450 students in 3 highway marker contests
DHR has stimulated more than $4.2 billion dollars in private investments related to historic tax credit incentives, revitalizing communities of all sizes throughout Virginia
