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Wickham House: Cary Selden Wickham

Cary Selden Wickham (1811-1831) outlived five of his siblings before dying at the age of 20.

Court End Neighborhood

Originally considered part of Shockoe Hill, the Court End neighborhood gained its current name in the 1920s and 1930s when historic preservationists started referring to it as Court End.

Wickham House: Elizabeth Wickham

Elizabeth Wickham (1781-1853), second wife of John Wickham, spent nearly 30 years bearing their 17 children.

Wickham House: Robin Brown

Despite his enslavement, Robin Brown was able to move around the city of Richmond freely during the late 1700s and early 1800s.

Wickham House: Sally Brown

As an enslaved Richmonder, Sally Brown worked in the Wickham House from at least the early 1800s until her death in 1853.

Student Program Materials

The Revolutionary James Fayette

James Fayette earned his freedom by serving as a spy for the Marquis de Lafayette at Yorktown in 1781 and gained fame in 1824 when Lafayette returned to the United States.

Wickham House: John Wickham: Richmond’s Loyalist Lawyer

John Wickham was a Loyalist, lawyer, enslaver, and landowner in Richmond.

Generations: Stories of Asian Americans in Richmond

Pine Camp: From Tuberculosis Sanitorium to Community Center

Pine Camp, originally more than 160 acres along the northern border of the city of Richmond, existed as a city-owned farm, isolation ward for those with incurable diseases, sanitorium for tuberculosis patients and now a cultural arts and community center.