Matthew Hyland Architectural Historian

11/25/2024

A rare morsel of colonial architectural history

The original Yeocomico Church, a wooden building, was built in 1655. The present church was built in 1706 with bricks fired in a nearby kiln. Yeocomico Church is the oldest church in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

11/03/2024

11/03/2024

🚨🚨🚨 Natural Disaster
Recovery Advisory for Owners and Managers of Historic Buildings in Virginia—Report damages to historic properties and find resources for planning and recovery here: https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/natural-disaster-recovery-advisory-for-owners-and-managers-of-historic-buildings-in-virginia/

11/03/2024

October 26, 2024 was a great day! It was a very important day when descendants of members of the Nomini Hall Enslaved and Free Community, and guests of the Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society, gathered in memory of members of the Nomini Hall Community and those buried in Old Quarters Cemetery, and in honor of the descendants of the Nomini Hall Enslaved Community freed by the 1791 Deed of Gift by Robert Carter III, Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia.

We were delighted to host VIP Guest Speaker Dallas Henderson, descendant of Samual and Judith Harrison, both manumitted in 1793 by the 1791 Deed of Gift by Robert Carter III.

Samuel Harrison, b. 1740, served Robert Carter III as a waiter, valet, and barber. Judith Harrison, b. 1744, served Robert Carter III and his family as a house maid.

Stay tuned for more highlights of "On Hallowed Ground: Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society’s 17th annual Commemoration of the Members of the Nomini Hall Enslaved and Free Community and Robert Carter III’s 1791 Deed of Gift."

Photo: VIP Guest Speaker Dallas Henderson, descendant of Samual and Judith Harrison, manumitted in 1793 by the 1791 Deed of Gift by Robert Carter III, Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia.

03/23/2024

Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh, by Henry Hobson Richardson 1885-1886. Highly skilled masons created interesting brickwork: mousetoothing.

03/06/2024

An important moment in the history of historic preservation in Richmond. It is a lovely hotel now, and I've stayed there many time.

02/19/2023

Valle de Bravo, Mexico

02/18/2023

Inside Pasteleria Ideal Centro Mexico City.