Many famous people are associated with these Richmond County historic places including Patrick Henry, Hoge Drury, Gen Robert Lee, Virginia Randolph Ellett and Reverend John Jasper.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Richmond County places including John W. Davies, Thomas Jefferson, Louis W. Ballou, Thomas B. Steward, Louis Clerisseau, Reev Davis, William Byrd, Alfred Charles Bossom, Carriere & Hastings and Johnson and Wright et al. Carneal. Prominent architectural styles found in Richmond Country are Italianate, Greek Revival and Late Victorian.