In the heart of downtown Richmond lies an area once known as “the Devil’s half acre.” Also called Lumpkins Jail, it was where enslaved people were kept before being sold to the highest bidder. The city has tried for years to recognize the site and got one step closer to that goal Wednesday.
The entire 10-acre space behind Main St. Station in Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom is on track to be turned into a museum and historical site honoring those bought and sold there over 150 years ago.
Burt Pennock is the Baskervill architect behind the designs…