Richards DAR House Museum     The Richards DAR House Museum is an 1860 Italianate Townhouse built by Captain and Mrs. Charles Richards and has extensive decorative iron lace railings and trim on the outside of the home. The house is located in a nine-block area now called the DeTonti Square District and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The Richards moved to Mobile in 1846 and in 1849 built a house across the street from the museum. In 1850 Captain Richards went into the mercantile business and in 1851 purchased the two lots on the other side of the street and in 1860 built what today is the Richards DAR House  Museum. The house has had only three owners -- The Richards family, Ideal Cement Company and the City of Mobile. The house is available for rental for wedding receptions, parties, meetings or any other function. The six chapters of the DAR in Mobile provide guides and management for the Museum. A genealogical research library is located in the Richards DAR House Museum and is open during regular Museum hours. Special assistance is available by appointment. No books can be removed from the Library; however, a copy machine is available for patron's use. Return to the top of page Return to main page