The history of the Revolution can be felt everywhere in Virginia, from the mountains to the beaches. Learn about the American Revolution and Independence and how Virginia helped shape our nation at these attractions and museums.
BelvidereGoochland County
Belvidere is a surviving late-18th-century example of residential architecture in Goochland County. Built around 1790, the house incorporates an unusual variation of the regionally recognized three-room house plan with an off-center chimney at one en... Read More
Clover ForestGoochland County
Clover Forest, is a historic mansion, and former plantation house built starting in 1761 and located in Goochland, Virginia. The mansion lies in a large bend of the James River, and is an authentically restored in a Federal-style with portions of the... Read More
Elk HillGoochland County
The forthright Greek Revival mansion at Elk Hill illustrates a sophistication in its proportions, plan, and interior woodwork comparable to that of Richmond town houses of the period. The Goochland County house was built between 1835 and 1839 for Ran... Read More
Goochland CourthouseGoochland County
Like several Piedmont county seats, the village of Goochland Court House is graced by a dignified Roman Revival courthouse designed and built by a master builder who worked under Thomas Jefferson during the construction of the University of Virginia.... Read More
Historic TuckahoeGoochland County
Tuckahoe was the boyhood home of Thomas Jefferson and is a National Historic Landmark, protected in perpetuity by a preservation easement donated by the owners. It is considered by architectural historians to be among the finest early 18th century pl... Read More
Powell's TavernGoochland County
A Goochland County landmark along historic River Road, Powell's Tavern has served as a tavern, a stagecoach stop, and a post office. Consisting of two distinct parts, the earliest section is a traditional two story frame dwelling built around 1770 by... Read More