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Before the Richards Building
We stumbled across this old picture in an old newsletter from the Dover Area Historical Society, where it was described as the oldest...
Chris Murphy
Oct 4, 20231 min read


Column drama
When we started removing interior finishes in the retail space along Blackwell Street, there were three very attractive exposed columns,...
Chris Murphy
Oct 2, 20231 min read


JJ Newberry's in the house
JJ Newberry's was located in the Richards Building for roughly 50 years, so it is not surprising to find a bunch of artifacts from the...
Chris Murphy
Sep 29, 20231 min read


Dover, NJ - Steel town
This is such an interesting picture, because it is a reminder that even though iron and steel brought Dover great wealth, it couldn't...
Chris Murphy
Sep 27, 20231 min read


More interesting finds
As we continue to clean out the ground floor retail spaces, we've come across a couple more interesting features. As we removed drywall...
Chris Murphy
Sep 26, 20231 min read


A message from George Richards
As we took down the ceiling in our ground floor retail space, we found a reminder of who built the building... written on a 100 year old...
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Sep 19, 20231 min read


Recycling
In the process of uncovering over a century of finishes and accumulated junk, we are generating a lot of waste. As a result, we are...
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Sep 5, 20231 min read


Interesting surprises
As you can imagine, when a building is over 100 years old, there are many layers of finishes added over the years that cover up the...
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Sep 5, 20231 min read


Welcome to the Richards Building blog!
We certainly appreciate that this building, with its central location in Dover’s downtown and its rich history, holds a special place in...
Chris Murphy
Aug 22, 20231 min read
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