Many famous people are associated with these Richmond County historic places including Francis Lightfoot Lee, James Monroe, John Marshall, Jefferson Davis, Charles B. Hill and Mary Wingfield Scott.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Richmond County places including John Ariss, Robert Mills, John Russell Pope, Wilson,Harris, & Richards, Albert Lybrock, Henry Baskervill, Charles H. Read Jr., Baskerville & Lambert, Richard Neutra and John Wickham. Prominent architectural styles found in Richmond Country are Colonial Revival, Greek Revival and Georgian.