The Abraham Beydler House, constructed around 1800 by German immigrant and Mennonite Abraham Beydler, reflects the Federal style of architecture prevalent in the Shenandoah Valley during the Early National period. Situated on a rise of land near the ... Read More

The Bauserman Farm, in Shenandoah County, consists of a well-preserved 1860 Victorian house and 76 acres of land that has been farmed continuously since the early 19th century. The farmstead illustrates the evolution during 100-plus years of a succes... Read More

Located in the hamlet of Moore's Store in Shenandoah County, the Benjamin Wierman House is an excellent example of a vernacular dwelling with late Greek Revival-style characteristics. The house was built circa 1859 by Benjamin Wierman, who moved to t... Read More

The 286-acre Bowman-Zirkle Farm near Edinburg, in Shenandoah County, features a handsome Victorian-style, circa-1879 farmhouse, an example of the area's prevailing late-19th-century rural I-house form. Within the farm complex are outbuildings and str... Read More

The 109-plus-acre Clem-Kagey Farm is located near the Shenandoah County town of Edinburg. The main house, constructed in 1880 by Hiram C. Clem, is an exceptionally handsome, decorative, and intact example of the vernacular Late Victorian I-houses tha... Read More

This antebellum cemetery is the final resting place for the formerly enslaved of African descent associated with Edge Hill Plantation. The once abandoned graves have been cleaned up, preserved, and researched by a group of concerned community members... Read More

The Daniel Munch House is a handsome, two-story, brick, Federal-style farmhouse overlooking Passage Creek in the Fort Valley, a narrow valley within the Massanutten Mountain range in eastern Shenandoah County. Built in 1834 for Daniel Munch, a prospe... Read More

Dr. Christian Hockman's house, conspicuously located on U. S. Route 11, is a rare example of the Italian Villa style in the lower Shenandoah Valley. The square tower is the style's signature feature. The mass-manufactured exterior and interior woodwo... Read More

The large gristmill on Stony Creek at the western end of the historic Shenandoah County community of Edinburg is a relic of the region's early agricultural industry. The present Edinburg Mill was built ca. 1850 by George Grandstaff to support a mill ... Read More

Edinburg was settled in the latter part of the 18th century by Germans and Swiss whom the rich soil, beautiful countryside and plentiful water of the Shenandoah River and Stony Creek. In the early 1800's Philip Grandstaff settled on Stony Creek. Gran... Read More

Fisher's Hill is a collection of small knobs and ridges that occupies the narrowest point in the Shenandoah Valley. The distance in between Little North Mountain on its west and Massanutten Mountain on its east is only about 3.9 miles. This naturally... Read More

The Forestville Historic District encompasses a well-preserved mill village settled initially by German settlers, located at the crossroads of Routes 42, 614, and 767 in Shenandoah County. Forestville arose around a gristmill constructed about 1760 b... Read More

A bright and welcoming community museum, enabling visitors to explore life in 19th Century Fort Valley. Exhibits include a school, church, store, and home display as well as Seven Fountains Resort, Iron Furnaces, local valley pottery and the farmstea... Read More

The Hupp House, also known as the Hupp Homestead or Frontier Fort, was likely built as early as 1755, presumably by Peter Hupp, a settler of German extraction who came to Shenandoah County from Pennsylvania. The house has been the property of the Hup... Read More

The J.W.R. Moore House in the Shenandoah County town of Mount Jackson is a notable rural example of the Italianate style in the lower Shenandoah Valley. The large, L-shaped, brick house was constructed in 1871 by John Warren Rice Moore, a member of a... Read More

Constructed around 1840, the Jacob Bowman House is an early example of a vernacular Greek Revival-style house in Shenandoah County and the Shenandoah Valley. Set on six acres, the two-story, hipped-roof, frame house features many well-preserved detai... Read More

The John Miley Maphis House is a two-story, frame farm house built in 1856. Located on high ground across a creek from the Shenandoah County village of Lantz Mill, the house was the residence of a prosperous miller and merchant, and contributed to th... Read More

The Lantz Mill, in Shenandoah County, is a water-powered gristmill dating from immediately after the Civil War. This type of mill, once common throughout the Shenandoah Valley, is fast disappearing due to destruction or dramatic alterations to the hi... Read More

Known as one of best-known covered bridges in Virginia. Spanning 204 feet across the Shenandoah River, Meem's Bottom is the last publicly maintained bridge in the state that visitors can still drive through. Although the original bridge was burned by... Read More

A major thoroughfare for commerce and transportation arrived in Mount Jackson in 1830. The Valley Turnpike, also known as Route 11, formed the historic base for today's Interstate 81. Inside the museum, view artifacts and hand-crafted items made in t... Read More

The New Market Battlefield Military Museum took inspiration from Arlington House, formally the Custis-Lee Mansion in Arlington, Virginia. Mansions of this type were commonplace throughout the 19th century south and help to set the tone for showcasing... Read More

The 1829 almshouse at the Shenandoah County Farm was perhaps the last early county poorhouse built for that purpose to operate in the state. The farm was part of the colonial Beckford Parish Glebe, established in 1769 and acquired by the county durin... Read More

Constructed in 1795 of native limestone, the Shenandoah County Historic Courthouse is the oldest courthouse west of the Blue Ridge Mountains in continuous use. It saw much activity during the Civil War, with troops from both sides in and around the b... Read More

Located in the historic Edinburg Mill, which was originally constructed in 1848. The building is famous for being one of the few mills in the Shenandoah Valley that was not burned by Sheridan during the Civil War. The museum is three floors and has a... Read More

This late 18th-century log farmhouse is one of Shenandoah County's best representatives of the Continental-type central-chimney dwellings built by the area's German-speaking settlers. The Germanic tradition is evident in the hillside setting, with th... Read More

Located in Shenandoah County's village of Fisher's Hill, the Stoner-Keller House and Mill offers a well-preserved example of a mill complex, a once-vital county industry. The Stoner-Keller House (also called the Abraham Stoner House) was constructed ... Read More

Housed in a Southern Railway depot, the Museum exhibits include 18th, 19th, and 20th century pieces and items from colonial farms, barns, and homes. Native American artifacts, Civil War articles, a railway baggage car, three Victorian-style rooms, an... Read More

The Strasburg Visitor and Information Center is state certified and hosts over 7,000 visitors each year operated by the Town of Strasburg. The center features multiple amenities including walking trails that take guests through thick woods and offer ... Read More

The Strayer House Civil War Orientation Center is located along US Route 11 the historic Valley Turnpike. The original portion of the building was constructed circa 1808 for John Strayer's home and mercantile business and was visited by historic figu... Read More

Open MAY - OCTOBER, Thursdays - Saturdays. Other times by Appointment. The museum is housed in two 18th century homes - a dressed limestone structure known as the Marshall House, & log home referred to as the Wickham House. Displays include Civil War... Read More

Toms Brook School, constructed in 1935-36, was designed by Luray architect James R. Mims in a Colonial Revival style. During the first half of the 1930s, Shenandoah County undertook a construction campaign to replace older and damaged schoolhouses wi... Read More

Visit the Shenandoah County Library's Truban Archives to learn more about the history of Shenandoah County and its residents. With collections dating from the pre-revolutionary war period through today, it is the perfect place to rediscover the st... Read More

Sometimes called the "Little Church," the Union Church has long been a standing landmark of the Mount Jackson area since ca. 1825. This brick church building has been a critical piece of Mt. Jackson's history for almost two centuries. Surrounding ... Read More

The Virginia Museum of the Civil War is the only state-owned Civil War Museum and is administered by the Virginia Military Institute (VMI). The site consists of three elements: The Virginia Museum of the Civil War, the New Market Battlefield State Hi... Read More

Wilkins Farm is a late-18th-century farmstead of German immigrant origin in Shenandoah County. It was owned and developed by three different but close-knit German families. The main residence is an evolved two-story farm house that began as a single-... Read More

Woodstock's rich and varied collection of residential, commercial, and church buildings reflects the evolution of this Shenandoah Valley linear community over more than two centuries. Established in 1761, Woodstock boasts the 1795 Shenandoah County C... Read More

Probably dating from the late 18th century, this gristmill on Holmans Creek at the edge of the Shenandoah County village of Forestville was erected by Andrew Zirkle, Sr., and originally accommodated the labor-saving machinery promoted by mill theoris... Read More