Gambles Hill in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Civil War Visitor Center
Richmond National Battlefield Park
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, November 3, 2009
1. Civil War Visitor Center Marker
Today, Tredegar’s Pattern Storage Building, constructed around 1867, serves as Richmond’s Civil War Visitor Center. This building once held patterns for casting guns, railroad wheels, and machinery. Other surviving structures include the 1861 gun foundry, the office building, a 1915 carpenter shop, and the company store. The site’s complex industrial heritage was largely dependent on the James River and Kanawha Canal, and is chronicled on panels throughout the site and in the Visitor Center.
Note: Original names of structures appear in parentheses.
Erected by Richmond National Battlefield Park.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 37° 32.114′ N, 77° 26.735′ W. Marker was in Richmond, Virginia. It was in Gambles Hill. Marker could be reached from Tredegar Street, 0.1 miles west of South 5th Street. This marker is located outside
this page online
We have been informed that this sign or monument is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Overshot Waterwheel (a few steps from this marker); Toledo 1000-ton Press (within shouting distance of this marker); Southern Firepower (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Tredegar (within shouting distance of this marker); The Cupola Furnace and Foundry (within shouting distance of this marker); Early Industrial Patterns (within shouting distance of this marker); The Gun Foundry (within shouting distance of this marker); Adapting Power (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.
More about this marker. On the right of the panel is a map of the Tredegar site showing the locations of historic buildings.
There is an identical marker on the west side of the Pattern Storage Building.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, November 3, 2009
2. Civil War Visitor Center Kiosk
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, November 3, 2009
3. Civil War Visitor Center at Tredegar Iron Works
This 1867 Pattern Storage Building at Tredegar serves as the National Park Service Visitor Center.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, November 3, 2009
4. Civil War Visitor Center at Tredegar Iron Works
The entrance to the NPS Visitor Center is located in the rear of the Pattern Storage Building.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, November 8, 2009
5. James River and Kanawha Canal
The Tredegar Company Store can be seen on the left.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, November 3, 2009
6. The Carpenter Shop
Today serves as the Tredegar Bookstore & Shop.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, November 3, 2009
7. Tredegar Office Building
Today houses administrative offices for the site.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, November 3, 2009
8. The 1861 Gun Foundry Building
Today is home to the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, November 3, 2009
9. Entrance to the Tredegar Iron Works site.
Richmond's Tredegar site is home to two Civil War history destinations: The Civil War Visitor Center at Tredegar Iron Works, Richmond National Battlefield Park; and The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,141 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on November 13, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
