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by David Kelly James, HFFI President It is my sad duty to report the passing of Bob McMillin. He is my best friend’s father (his namesake), I spent years with him and, as I learned later, was under his tutelage. He was in effect my second father. He and his wife, Sarah, were great supporters […]
Following the Virginia Supreme Court’s decision in favor of HFFI getting a fair chance to make our case before the Court in December 2025, we now have a date for our hearing! Join HFFI on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, in Circuit Court at 701 Princess Anne Street, and stand against the demolition of historic buildings […]
In mid-August, Fredericksburg rumbled once again as HFFI celebrated Link Wray and his place in Fredericksburg’s rock ’n’ roll history with a Link Wray Tribute Party at Colonial Tavern. Aaron and the Beaux Ties took the stage for the evening, performing for a packed house and bringing the music of the era to life. Outside, […]
This information is presented online as part of HFFI’s support for the Our Hearts Sparkle competition in downtown Fredericksburg, driven by Daughters of the American Revolution local chapters, the Sons of the American Revolution’s Colonel Fielding Lewis Chapter, the Fredericksburg Regional Genealogy Society, and the Central Rappahannock Regional Library (CRRL). The Lewis Store windows focus […]
The Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc., held its 69th Annual Membership Meeting on Saturday, March 9, recognizing people, businesses, and institutions that have made outstanding contributions to preserving the unique cultural heritage and historic built environment of the Fredericksburg area. Five recipients of HFFI’s 2024 Preservation Awards were individuals. The first, retired Spotsylvania middle school teacher […]
Throughout 2023, Fredericksburg city staff and Historic Resources Planner, Kate Schwartz, worked with Heritage Arts of North Carolina LLC to enhance incentives and non-regulatory tools for preservation and to update the city’s spot blight/demolition-by-neglect provisions (see Chapter 8, Goal 2). Heritage Arts is a North Carolina-based historic preservation consulting services firm owned and operated by […]
Researched by Jan Waltonen & Roger Engels, HFFI Marker Committee Written by Jan Waltonen Article compiled for the 2019 Candlelight Tour. Properties on the tour included the Rising Sun Tavern, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1513, and 1517 Caroline Street. This year’s Candlelight Tour (CLT) explores a neighborhood whose history began more than a hundred years before […]
By Danae Peckler, Architectural Historian / HFFI Board Member If you have visited the Lewis Store at any point in the past couple of years, you might have caught a glimpse of it. Exposed, sagging, and broken. The building’s old summer beam, that is. Defined by preservation professionals in An Illustrated Glossary of Early Southern […]
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