Today, I have a collection of photographs I took at Richmond’s Historic St. John’s Church. This church was the location of Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty or give me death” speech. It is also the oldest church in Richmond. The church is still open today for religious services, but history buffs (or cemetery enthusiasts) can visit without attending services.
If you visit for something other than prayer, there is a visitor’s center where you can purchase souveniers or tickets for tours. They also hold reenactments at different times that you can watch.
While here, I took a short “pop in” tour to see the inside of the church. It has grown size since Patrick Henry was there, but you can still clearly see what the original church looked like. The staff members I spoke with were both very friendly and knowledgable. It was definitely worth a stop and I would reccomend it if you happen to be in the area. (Fun fact: the area is the Church Hill neighborhood which is named after this church).
I took a ton of photos while I was there so I will be breaking the pictures into three posts. For today, I have photos of the church itself. Tomorrow and the next day I will be posting shots of the cemetery. Enjoy!
