Following Wickham’s death in 1839, though, the house fell into design limbo. “According to Wickham’s will, his wife could stay, but she was not allowed to update the house,” Martin said.

John Wickham House, built in 1812. The Valentine Richmond History Center tells the story of Richmond through the Wickham House which underwent a 10-year restoration and reopened in 1994.

David Voelkel proudly points out wallpaper now hanging in a second floor bed chamber at the 1812 John Wickham House. “It takes a village to do a project like this,” he says. This museum ...

At the corner of East Clay and 11th Street in Richmond, a new addition is revealing an old secret. You can’t see it at ground level. To catch a glimpse, you must go below. Way below.