Offering a good example of an evolved, small, mid-19th-century, water-powered gristmill, and one of the few known extant mills in Greene County, the A. J. Long Mill (also historically known as Sullivan's Mill) is a two-story frame building constructe... Read More

John Beadles, a Revolutionary War militia captain, acquired 437 acres of land at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Greene County in 1788. According to tradition, Beadles had the two-story, log, hall-parlor-plan house built about the time of his... Read More

Enjoy a leisurely drive through Greene County as you follow the self-guided Blue Ridge Barn Quilt Trail. The time-honored tradition of quilt making comes to life through these exquisite quilt squares, each one colorfully hand painted and displayed on... Read More

The Blue Ridge School (formerly the Blue Ridge Industrial School) was founded in Greene County in 1910 by the Rev. George P. Mayo as a missionary effort of the Episcopal Church to bring educational opportunities to isolated mountain communities. In 1... Read More

On a carefully chosen site with the Blue Ridge Mountains as backdrop, Locust Grove was built ca. 1798 for Isaac Davis, Jr. (1754-1835), a successful planter, land speculator, and a slave owner, who served in the Virginia House of Delegates and held v... Read More

The Powell-McMullan House enjoys a picturesque setting in Greene County is framed by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the South River that flows across the property frontage. The house is a simple, but ample, frame dwelling built about 1800 that was more... Read More

The Stanardsville Historic District represents the growth of the Greene County seat from a small, late-18th-century settlement to a critical crossroads at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is one of a few courthouse towns established along the... Read More