For this month’s blog post, I took a moment to speak with Joseph Day, our Head of Horticulture and Maintenance, about our magnificent...

Mantle Clock AH1967.0044 Late 1800s-early 1900s Brass Ormolu, Marble, Glass One of the many benefits of our self-guided tours is the...

What was the cultural makeup of Tudor and Stuart England? If one were to judge on readily available sources—portraits from the time...

Insurrections and rebellions against the ruling government are common throughout history. While we in the United States are used to...

Agecroft Hall was rebuilt in Richmond in the late 1920s. In December of 1927, T.C. Williams, Jr. and his wife Bessie moved into the house...

The United States conducts a census survey every 10 years. The most recent one—as you probably know, was taken earlier this year in ...

Dr. Ian Tyers, a dedrochronologist from England, was here in 2016, inspecting and dating our wood panel paintings. While looking at our...

During the 16th and 17th century, Michaelmas (pronounced mich-al-mis) was an important day, not only in the liturgical calendar, but also...

Agecroft’s halls are filled with portraits, and they are some of the objects that prompt the most questions from visitors. This blog...

At the far end of our gardens, past the formal Sunken Garden, sits the Tradescant Garden. Here, our horticulturalists have planted a...

To understand the phenomenon of Curiosity Cabinets, we must first understand the mindset of European society in the early to mid-17th...

It is said that history repeats itself, and those who do not learn from it are the ones doomed to repeat it. Well, as 2020 has proven, we...

I began researching this post with great intentions of writing up a piece about Lady Day and its importance as an English quarter day....

Icon, Kazan Mother of God ca. 1900 AH 1967.0011 A-B Enamel and silver Russian As anyone who has visited Agecroft Hall & Gardens knows,...

AH 1978.0014 Early 17th century, modified in the 19th century Italy Wood, brass, parchment, ivory In the centuries before television and...

1942-1967 The Mortons entertained quite frequently at Agecroft Hall, as evidenced by the guest book now displayed in the Williams...

Rising exuberantly above the roofline towards the sky, Agecroft Hall’s fanciful red brick chimneys are a striking contrast to its black timb

Much of the credit for Agecroft Hall’s elegant gardens belongs to the designer who originally laid them out: Charles Gillette. Beginning...

In 1925, T. C. Williams, Jr. purchased Agecroft Hall, sight unseen, at an auction in England. The house was then dismantled, shipped to...