Monumental Church, 1224 E. Broad Street
Since acquiring the 1814 landmark in 1983, HRF has spent more than $2.4 million on several phases of restoration. The final site drainage and fire suppression systems, interior restoration and upgrades are estimated to cost an additional $2 million.

HRF can achieve considerable cost savings in its site drainage work by collaborating its construction with the drainage for VCU’s new Medical Sciences Building II (MSB II) next door. VCU’s plans to provide restrooms and reception space at its MSB II gives Monumental the facilities needed to become an important gathering place for our community.

The VCU-HRF collaboration has expanded into a larger effort to open up the landscape at Monumental to the surrounding VCU Medical Center campus. HRF will seek outside funding to create the gardens, which will be linked to a new pedestrian “Pathway to the Future” that VCU is designing to connect the Massey Cancer Center to the main 12th Street campus.

The collaborative effort includes VCU staff working with HRF preservationists, consulting landscape architects Higgins and Gerstenmaier, and representatives from DHR. Project engineers are coordinating designs for underground water and drainage systems to achieve additional cost efficiencies during construction at MSBII.

Patteson Schutte House, 5613 Kildare Drive
Historic Richmond Foundation purchased this property in March 2006 to save it from demolition. (See the press release about the purchase for more information.) A mid-18^th century house, Patteson-Schutte is one Richmond’s oldest surviving structures.

When HRF bought the Patteson-Schutte House, it had been vacant for several years, was without power, and the lot was overgrown. HRF initiated several projects to repair and renovate the historic house during the summer and fall of 2006. HRF is seeking a renovation buyer while continuing to monitor and maintain this unique property.