Organized in 1828. Chartered in 1838. Twice burned and rebuilt. The present building was dedicated in 1921.

Photographed 2 Nov 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz.

In 1884 Lewis Ginter built the Lakeside Wheel Club. In 1913 his niece, Grace Arents, bought the abandoned building and added a second story, eventually making it her home. It is now part of the Lewis Ginter botanical Garden.

Photographed May 2008 and Contributed by George Seitz.

Built Circa 1796, it was moved to it's present location on Three Chopt Road in 1972.

Photographed March 2001 and Contributed by George Seitz

The square shape with a metal roof was popular in the mid-1920's. By 1938 the Barlow family owned it. It closed in the 1960's.

Photographed Feburary 28, 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz

(formerly RF&P) railroad engine shops

Photographed 1995 and Contributed by Gill Pollard

When General Joseph Johnston was struck down at the Battle of Seven Pines, President Jefferson Davis immediately replaced him with Robert E. Lee. Lee had no field command, nor headquarters. The house at 3812 Nine Mile Road had been recently vacated by the widow Kate Dabbs. She offered it to Lee, who accepted, his first headquarters as commander. The house, then called High Meadow, was built in 1820. It served as Henrico's police headquarters from 1941-2005. Now it is a historic house museum with exhibit galleries and a research library.

Photographed 3 July 2010 and Contributed by George Seitz.

Built in 1902 on Three Chopt Rd. Moved in 1996

Photographed 3 Mar 2008 and Contributed by Paula Lucy Delosh

Historic Marker

Photographed 3 Mar 2008 and Contributed by Paula Lucy Delosh

Consecrated by the Right Reverend John Johns on 6 July 1860, it is classic late antebellum Gothic Revival architecture. Considerable military activity took place near it during the Civil War, when troops from both sides occupied the church. Wounded soldiers were treated there, and many Confederate soldiers lie buried in the cemetery.

Photographed 9 March 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz

Copied from a 1910's ad, it shows the Lodge which stood at the intersection of Mountain Road and the RF&P railroad in Glen Allen, Henrico county. The luxury hotel was a stop for the wealthy on trips from the northeast to Florida during the late 1800's and also a country escape for nearby Richmond. Henrico county has part of the building on display near the original location. It was torn down in the late 1980's.

Contributed by Gill Pollard

What's left.

Photographed 4 Mar 2008 and Contributed by Paula Lucy Delosh

Plaque on exterior.

Photographed 4 Mar 2008 and Contributed by Paula Lucy Delosh

Historic Marker

Photographed 3 Mar 2008 and Contributed by Paula Lucy Delosh

In 1911 a two-story brick building was opened to 100 pupils in seven grades, three teachers and a principal. The school continued to grow and additions to the building were made in 1914 and 1919. It closed in 1978. In 1999 the renovated building was reopened as The Cultural Arts Center of Glen Allen.

Contributed by George Seitz

Augustus Hopkins

Photographed 3 Mar 2008 and Contributed by Paula Lucy Delosh

Delia Hopkins

Photographed 3 Mar 2008 and Contributed by Paula Lucy Delosh

Fannie Hopkins

Photographed 3 Mar 2008 and Contributed by Paula Lucy Delosh

George Hopkins

Photographed 3 Mar 2008 and Contributed by Paula Lucy Delosh

Description The village of Hunton was once a stop on the RF&P as well as a busy crossroads on the Washington Highway.

Photographed 1995 and Contributed by Gill Pollard

Historic Marker

Photographed 3 Mar 2008 and Contributed by Paula Lucy Delosh

Established in 1890 as an alternative to imprisonment for wayward boys. It was the first public school in the county. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Historic Landmarks Register.

Photographed 2 Nov 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz.

also known as the Nuckols Farm. Portions of the house predate Israel Nuckols's purchase in 1849. In the far west end of the county, just off Broad Street.

Photographed 4 Mar 2008 and Contributed by Paula Lucy Delosh

Separate building on the farm.

Photographed 4 Mar 2008 and Contributed by Paula Lucy Delosh

At this point the Union lines fired on the Confederate soldiers coming up from the valley in the distance. This was part of the Seven Days Battles in 1862.

Photographed 1990 and Contributed by Gill Pollard

Built by Edward T. Mankin in 1921. He established a brickwork operation at this location that produced bricks for the Colonial Williamsburg restoration project during the 1930s as well as the large residences on Monument Ave, in Richmond. It is a National and State Registered Historic Property.

Photographed 18 Dec 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz.

One of the surviving dependencies of Mankin Mansion.

Photographed 18 Dec 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz.

Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, it was donated to Henrico County in 1975 by Elizabeth Adam Crump, wife of the late Adjutant General of Virginia, Sheppard Crump. is. It interprets Southern rural culture through living history, educational programs and exhibitions.

Photographed Feburary 28, 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz

at Locust Grove Farm

Photographed 4 Mar 2008 and Contributed by Paula Lucy Delosh

Circa 1825, the second story was added around 1855 and the rear addition about 1925. In 1855 it was the home of Estelle Clarke Palmore and her husband John William Palmore. It was given to the County of Henrico by Vera Palmore Morton and George Baskerville Morton in 1999. From the hill at 904 McCoul Street there is a good view of Richmond, two and one half miles distant to the west.

Photographed 30 Jul 2009 and Contributed by George Seitz.

A Catholic orphanage and school for girls, called St. Joseph's, was established in Richmond in 1834, by 3 Sisters of Charity. They purchased the Hollybrook farm in Henrico in 1898. This is the church on the current campus opened in 1931.

Photographed May 2008 and Contributed by George Seitz.

Built about 1853.

Photographed 18 Dec 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz.

Lord Alfred Bosson designed the English style mansion for Admiral Grey Skipwith, Jr. in 1927. The walls are 14 inches thick. It has sandstone mantels and a circular turret stairway with leaded stained glass windows painted with medieval scenes.

Photographed 5 Nov 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz.

The battle of Yellow Tavern was fought on this part of what would later become US Route 1. The area photographed is about where the food court is located in the Virginia Center Commons Mall. It was barely wide enough for two cars to pass and the concrete one lane bridge over the Chickahominy River still exists at the edge of the mall parking lot.

Photographed 1989 and Contributed by Gill Pollard

Sep 1999

Photographed and Contributed by Gill Pollard

Constructed in 1926. This new parish was carvedfrom one of the most historic parishes in American Anglicanism.

Photographed February, 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz

A National and Virginia Historic Landmark. It was the office of a black woman who gained national repute for promoting innovative teaching methods. The cottage was built in 1937 and is now maintained as a museum.

Photographed Oct 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz.

constructed in 1825 for John Walker, it has served as a tavern, hotel, store, voting precint and private dwelling. It is the largest 19th century brick tavern still standing in the county.

Photographed Feburary 28, 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz

Historic Marker

Photographed 3 Mar 2008 and Contributed by Paula Lucy Delosh

Circa 1827. It has also been known as "Tall House," It is a center hall frame structure with a five-bay facade and exterior end chimneys. It is two full stories with a basement and finished loft. In it's early days it was used as a tavern.

Photographed Oct 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz.

Looking east toward the area of the 1862 battle area near Elko. Because of the swamp, the armies were funneled through this area during the Federal retreat.

Photographed 1999 and Contributed by Gill Pollard

The residence of the minister of Willis Church. During the July 1, 1862 Battle of Malvern Hill it was directly in the line of advance of Southern troops. It was plainly in sight of the Union Artillery. It was destroyed by fire in 1988.

Photographed May 2008 and Contributed by George Seitz.