Mercy Street

Mercy Street

2016

Starring McKinley Belcher III, Hannah James and Norbert Leo Butz

This PBS drama series focuses on individuals living in the Union-occupied city of Alexandria during the Civil War. Based on real people and real events, the plot follows two nurses on opposing sides of the war, a New England abolitionist and a Confederate supporter, volunteering at the same hospital.

Notable Filming Locations in and Around Richmond

Laburnum House (1300 Westwood Ave., Richmond) – Mansion House Hotel

Centre Hill (1 Centre Hill Ave., Petersburg) – James Green’s mansion

Tuckahoe Plantation (12601 River Road, Petersburg) – multiple settings, including Foster family plantation house, Foster family slave quarters and British minister’s residence

Berkeley Plantation (12602 Harrison Landing Road, Charles City) – multiple settings, including Union army camp, Quaker farmhouse and battlefield

Battersea Plantation (1289 Upper Appomattox St., Petersburg) – multiple settings, including Samuel’s lodgings, Chantilly Battlefield and a stable

Old Towne Petersburg (216 N. Sycamore St., Petersburg) – stood in as Washington, D.C., Alexandria and Boston