City Planners support Union Hill for Old & Historic District status.

City of Richmond planners, Tyler Potterfield and Catherine Easterling, have drafted a report to the Commission of Architectural Review, which recommends that Union Hill become a City Old and Historic District.

Download the 12-page pdf by clicking here. Staff from the Deptartment of Community Development, Historic Preservation Division will present this report to the Commission of Architectural Review on Tuesday November 25, 2008, at their regular monthly meeting. The meeting begins at 3:30pm and is open to the public (5th floor conference room, City Hall.)

Should the Commission of Architectural Review accept the planner's findings, the nomination process for the district will proceed to the "Public Information Phase" of the nomination process.

This step will begin with a mailing to every property owner in the proposed district. The mailing will include a survey that will allow property owners to indicate their support for the district, and invite them to a public information meeting to be held Thursday, February 12, 2009.

Historic Richmond Foundation Endorses Union Hill Historic District Initiative

In a letter to Richmond's Commission of Architectural Review, the Historic Richmond Foundation (HRF) has expressed its support of a Union Hill City Old & Historic District.

"Historic Richmond Foundation supports the collaborative and positive approach to preservation. There is no local action more cooperative than the creation of a local Old & Historic District as it comes straight from the desires of the citizens of the proposed district," according to Mary Jane Houge, HRF Executive Director and Katie Kelly, HRF Preservation & Marketing Manager.

To download a PDF of the complete letter, click here.

UUHDI Requests the Commission of Architectural Review to initiate City Old and Historic District Designation

Yesterday, August 19, 2008, we delivered our "request for nomination letter" to the Commission of Architectural Review (CAR). Click here to download the complete PDF of the letter.

This letter asks the CAR to officially start the process of creating a City Old and Historic District for Union Hill. If CAR grants our request, the Department of Community Development/Division of Historic Preservation staff will undertake it's own research on the proposed district. Staff will prepare a report and make a recommendation to CAR as to whether the designation process should continue to the property owner survey and public hearing stage.

Check back here for progress reports on Union Hill's pursuit of City Old and Historic District Status.

Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods Supports Union Hill

In a recent letter to the Secretary of the Commission of Architectural Review, David Herring of A.C.O.R.N., said that, "Historic zoning overlay districts bring long-term stability, encourage responsible development and protect existing historic buildings." Click here to download a PDF of the complete letter.

We thank The Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neigborboods for it's continued support of the Union Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia.

Community Presentation Thursday, July 24, 2008

Join your neighbors at the East District Initiative Center, (701 N. 25th Street) on Thursday, July 24th, 2008, at 7pm.

This is front of our mailing that was sent to every property owner in Union Hill, Richmond, VA. If you would like to download a copy, please click here for page 1 and here for page 2.