Court End

Court End is a neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia, that sits to the north of the Capitol Square and East Broad Street.

The neighborhood includes the Egyptian Building, First African Baptist Church, the Medical College of Virginia's West Hospital and Morson's Row.

According to the mid-twentieth-century historian, author and preservationist, Mary Wingfield Scott, the Court End District dates to the 1780s, and grew naturally as a prestigious neighborhood due to its close proximity to Thomas Jefferson’s new Capitol.

Before its heyday as the neighborhood of Richmond’s elite, there once stood a vibrant theater district and a large scale market.

MCV grew into a successful and respectable school, and by its merger with VCU in 1968, had developed one of the best trauma centers on the east coast.

Secondly, efforts began to preserve a number of the neighborhoods more famous addresses, mainly by creating independent house museums.

The neighborhood's 20th century inventory is strong, with the Depression era Virginia Department of Transportation Headquarters, the Patrick Henry Building, and MCV West Hospital.

Each year, the neighborhood sponsors Court End Christmas, where many of the buildings, including those owned by VCU, are open to the public.