Places To Visit

William Preston's Smithfield tells the story of American history in a way that no other site can. It sits at the intersection of Colonial America, westward expansion, African slavery, and conflicts between indigenous peoples and European settlers. ... Read More

As tensions grew between the colonies and Great Britain in the 1770s, Virginia held a series of meetings to organize its protests against the mother country. In March of 1775, the Second Virginia Convention was held here at what was then called Henri... Read More

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

Behind Exmore on the seaside this secluded village is an aquaculture capital raising clams and oysters in the pristine waters. Try some served in a variety of ways here at the 1850 general store turned lunch restaurant. Catch a sea breeze on the scre... Read More

Discover a place where Main Street meets the mountains, downtown Buchanan. Nestled within the steep slopes of the Blue Ridge and Alleghany Mountains the Town's Main Street straddles the James River. An important stopping point for travelers since ... Read More

Holbrook-Ross Street Historic District is significant for its evolution into a distinctive African American neighborhood in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Architecturally, the 116 buildings in the 200-400 block of Holbrook and Ross streets, ... Read More

The Holland Page Place Museum is a post-1865 log cabin built by John Benjamin Page. The property includes farmland, woods, and the site of the Page family gold mine. Mrs. Sara Holland Loving donated the site in 1998 to the Fluvanna Historical Society... Read More

The Holland-Duncan House has served as a focal point for the Hales Ford community in Franklin County since its construction in the 1830s by plantation owner Asa Holland. The two-story, Flemish-bond brick Holland-Duncan House features molded brick cor... Read More

Nestled on two acres in Charlottesville, Virginia, award-winning historic Hollymead House Bed & Breakfast offers a romantic and historic stay. The restored 1780 federal country farmhouse blends a sense of history and modern accommodations for a bouti... Read More

The Hook-Powell-Moorman Farm's history parallels that of Franklin County and the events that buffeted it in the 18th and 19th centuries. The oldest part of the home and a general store were constructed by Scottish immigrant merchant John Hook who mov... Read More

The Hook-Powell-Moorman Farm's history parallels that of Franklin County and the events that buffeted it in the 18th and 19th centuries. The oldest part of the home and a general store were constructed by Scottish immigrant merchant John Hook who mov... Read More

Built around 1855 as a two-story, late-Federal-style dwelling, Hopefield— originally, Brick House Place—was purchased in 1923 by Col. Robert Rollins Wallach, a cavalry veteran of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders, and by his wife, Feroline Perkins. ... Read More

An elegant component of Downtown Danville's central business district, this Neo-Adamesque high-rise building was built in 1927 to house the city's leading hostelry. The structure is representative of the wave of finely appointed, thoroughly modern ho... Read More

Hotel Norton is a historic hotel building located in Norton, Virginia. It was built in 1921, and is a six-story Colonial Revival style building consisting of a cut sandstone base, brick middle, and a deep stone and wood entablature. The interior feat... Read More

ca. 1772 This eighteenth-century building was restored to house the Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop, a museum of medicine, pharmacy, and military and political affairs. Dr. Mercer served the citizens of Fredericksburg with medicines and treatments of the... Read More