**Thanks to recent popular books (Rachel Beanland’s *The House is on Fire* and Meredith Henne Baker’s non-fiction *The Richmond Theater Fire: Early America’s First Great Disaster*) the site’s importance in our national history is being rediscovered.**

Mark the spookiest of months by learning more about the funerary and mourning symbols used by Roberts Mills in the design of Monumental Church, which is the site of one of the country’s greatest tragedies.
Monumental Church was constructed in 1814 as a community tribute to the victims of the Richmond Theater Fire three years earlier.

Discover how the Richmond community processed their grief through the built environment, as well as other less tangible means. *Mourning dress encouraged.*

Tickets: [Purchase Tickets Online](https://historicrichmond.com/detail/mourning-the-richmond-theatre-fire-at-monumental-church/)

* Cost of ticket is $25
* Purchase at time of your RSVP to assure your seat
* Limited to 10 attendees, no guests.
* When you purchase your ticket, parking details will be provided. BE AT THE ENTRANCE of the Church at 5:45

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