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All events begin at 6:30pm. Please RSVP for all events by the Tuesday before the event. RSVP to quoitclub@historicrichmond.com. Stay informed of changes to the schedule by visiting this page before each event.

September 14, 2006
Back to Beginnings: The Mews
Between E. Broad and E. Grace, and 23^rd and 24^th Streets
Located in the center of the Pilot Block, the Mews was created in 1965 as a community garden through the collaboration of Historic Richmond Foundation and the Garden Club of Virginia. It includes a granite spall-paved alley, a cast-iron summer house and a brick wall with five panels of cast iron. This first event of the new season includes a reception and walk-through of a Carrington Row home and backyard. Guest fee= $20.

October 12, 2006
Chimborazo Park and Medical Museum
3215 E. Broad Street
The park was created in 1874 and named after the highest peak in

Ecuador

. Chimborazo Hospital, established on the grounds in 1861, cared for more than 76,000 Confederate sick and wounded during the Civil War, and was one of the world’s largest military hospitals. Now a museum on the site contains exhibits on medical equipment and hospital life. This event includes rotational tours of the museum, as well as a visit from a Civil War-era guest. No reception. Guest fee= $20.

November 9, 2006
St. Paul ’s Episcopal Church
815 E. Grace Street
The interior of this Greek Revival church (1844) boasts elegant plaster work on the ceiling and beautiful stained glass windows, three of which were donated by Historic Richmond Foundation after they were extracted from Monumental Church . This event will feature a reception and talk on the church’s history and architecture by Calder Loth, architectural historian and co-author of Windows of Grace. This event has been designated a special HRF-APVA member event in addition to a Quoit Club event. HRF-APVA and Quoit Club Members Only.

January 11, 2007
Broad Street Station
2500 W. Broad Street
Designed by architect John Russell Pope, who also built the Jefferson Memorial in Washington , DC , Broad Street Station (aka- Union Station of Richmond) was built during the golden age of railroads in 1917. Once threatened with demolition, this neoclassical building is now the Science Museum of Virginia. An architectural tour of the building will give a different spin to this well-known Richmond landmark. Members Only.

February 8, 2007
A Visit with Patrick Henry at St. John’s Church
2401 E. Broad Street
Though it has undergone enlargements since it was begun in 1739, the original church structure was the site of Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" speech. It is the only surviving colonial building in the Church Hill area. Buried in the churchyard are Richmond notables George Wythe, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Elizabeth Arnold Poe, the mother of Edgar Allan Poe. The tour includes a reenactment of Patrick Henry’s speech, and reception in the Parish Hall. Guest fee= $20.

March 8, 2007*
The Markel Building
5301 Markel Road
Located off of W. Broad Street and Willow Lawn Drive , this quirky and unusual modernist design was created by Richmond architect Haigh Jamgochian in 1965. Its dented aluminum façade and inverted cylinder shape lead one to ask: baked potato or spaceship? Recently designated a Henrico County historic landmark, the building provides important commentary on the future of historic preservation. Tour and reception included. Members Only. *= please note date change

April 12, 2007
Forest Hill Park and the Old Stone House
41^st Street and Forest Hill Avenue
The Forest Hill Park trolley line brought people to this popular recreation site. Located here was an amusement park replete with ice skating in the winter and boating in the summer. The land once belonged to Holden Rhodes who built the "Old Stone House," still standing in the park today. In 1890 the land was subdivided and a trolley suburb was born. A tour of the Old Stone House and walking tour of the area is included. No reception. Members Only.

May 10, 2007
Agecroft Hall and its Gardens
4305 Sulgrave Avenue
This Tudor mansion was built in Lancashire , England in the late 15th century, and was brought to Virginia and reassembled on the banks of the James in 1925. The interior contains original hand-carved oak paneling and furnishings from the Tudor and Stuart periods. The gardens, designed by noted landscape architect Charles Gillette, are traditionally English and include both a sunken and knot garden. The final event of the season includes an outdoor reception (weather dependent) and tour of the gardens. Guest fee= $20.

Historic Richmond Foundation - The William Byrd Branch of APVA Preservation Virginia





		Quoit Club's 2006-2007 Season Schedule All events begin at 6:30pm. Please RSVP for all events by the Tuesday before the event. RSVP to quoitclub@historicrichmond.com. Stay informed of changes to the schedule by visiting this page before each event. September 14, 2006 Back to Beginnings: The Mews Between E. Broad and E. Grace, and 23^rd and 24^th Streets Located in the center of the Pilot Block, the Mews was created in 1965 as a community garden through the collaboration of Historic Richmond Foundation and the Garden Club of Virginia. It includes a granite spall-paved alley, a cast-iron summer house and a brick wall with five panels of cast iron. This first event of the new season includes a reception and walk-through of a Carrington Row home and backyard. Guest fee= $20. October 12, 2006 Chimborazo Park and Medical Museum 3215 E. Broad Street The park was created in 1874 and named after the highest peak in Ecuador . Chimborazo Hospital, established on the grounds in 1861, cared for more than 76,000 Confederate sick and wounded during the Civil War, and was one of the world’s largest military hospitals. Now a museum on the site contains exhibits on medical equipment and hospital life. This event includes rotational tours of the museum, as well as a visit from a Civil War-era guest. No reception. Guest fee= $20. November 9, 2006 St. Paul ’s Episcopal Church 815 E. Grace Street The interior of this Greek Revival church (1844) boasts elegant plaster work on the ceiling and beautiful stained glass windows, three of which were donated by Historic Richmond Foundation after they were extracted from Monumental Church . This event will feature a reception and talk on the church’s history and architecture by Calder Loth, architectural historian and co-author of Windows of Grace. This event has been designated a special HRF-APVA member event in addition to a Quoit Club event. HRF-APVA and Quoit Club Members Only. January 11, 2007 Broad Street Station 2500 W. Broad Street Designed by architect John Russell Pope, who also built the Jefferson Memorial in Washington , DC , Broad Street Station (aka- Union Station of Richmond) was built during the golden age of railroads in 1917. Once threatened with demolition, this neoclassical building is now the Science Museum of Virginia. An architectural tour of the building will give a different spin to this well-known Richmond landmark. Members Only. February 8, 2007 A Visit with Patrick Henry at St. John’s Church 2401 E. Broad Street Though it has undergone enlargements since it was begun in 1739, the original church structure was the site of Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" speech. It is the only surviving colonial building in the Church Hill area. Buried in the churchyard are Richmond notables George Wythe, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Elizabeth Arnold Poe, the mother of Edgar Allan Poe. The tour includes a reenactment of Patrick Henry’s speech, and reception in the Parish Hall. Guest fee= $20. March 8, 2007* The Markel Building 5301 Markel Road Located off of W. Broad Street and Willow Lawn Drive , this quirky and unusual modernist design was created by Richmond architect Haigh Jamgochian in 1965. Its dented aluminum façade and inverted cylinder shape lead one to ask: baked potato or spaceship? Recently designated a Henrico County historic landmark, the building provides important commentary on the future of historic preservation. Tour and reception included. Members Only. = please note date change April 12, 2007 Forest Hill Park and the Old Stone House 41^st Street* and Forest Hill Avenue The Forest Hill Park trolley line brought people to this popular recreation site. Located here was an amusement park replete with ice skating in the winter and boating in the summer. The land once belonged to Holden Rhodes who built the "Old Stone House," still standing in the park today. In 1890 the land was subdivided and a trolley suburb was born. A tour of the Old Stone House and walking tour of the area is included. No reception. Members Only. May 10, 2007 Agecroft Hall and its Gardens 4305 Sulgrave Avenue This Tudor mansion was built in Lancashire , England in the late 15th century, and was brought to Virginia and reassembled on the banks of the James in 1925. The interior contains original hand-carved oak paneling and furnishings from the Tudor and Stuart periods. The gardens, designed by noted landscape architect Charles Gillette, are traditionally English and include both a sunken and knot garden. The final event of the season includes an outdoor reception (weather dependent) and tour of the gardens. Guest fee= $20. Questions? Contact HRF for more information: Phone: 804.643.7407, Fax: 804-788-4244, or quoitclub@historicrichmond.com Historic Richmond Foundation - The William Byrd Branch of APVA Preservation Virginia