Places To Visit

Formally organized in 1799, the congregation came into being because of the migration of German settlers into the western part of Wythe County following the Revolutionary War. George Daniel Flohr (Father Flohr) was the first pastor of the church and ... Read More

St. Luke's Historic Church & Museum, Virginia's oldest brick church, now serves the public as a living, breathing symbol of religious freedom with a storied past. Explore the grounds of this renowned historic site and national landmark on a journey t... Read More

St. Paul Lutheran Church, located in the western portion of Wythe County, has generally been accepted as the first Lutheran congregation in what is now Wythe County. The land entry records show that the land was settled in 1776 and that a meeting hou... Read More

Built in 1739, St. Paul's Church is Norfolk's oldest building, and the only structure to survive the British destruction of the city on New Year's Day, 1776. It was the only house of worship in Norfolk until 1773. There is a rumor that because George... Read More

The wooden Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, located in a quiet, tree-shaded spot off busy U.S. 301 near Hanover Court House, exemplifies a rural American interpretation of the glories of the Gothic style. Hundreds of such churches were hammered togethe... Read More

St. Paul's is the historic Episcopal Church in Old Towne Petersburg. Though much has changed in Petersburg since our founding in 1643, the congregation of St. Paul's is still worshipping on the hilltop overlooking Petersburg. We are a small, family-o... Read More

The First Church of the First First-Lady, Revd. Dr. E. Allen Coffey: Virginia's General Court confirmed the establishment of St Peter's Parish on April 29, 1679. In the summer of 1700 the vestry ordered that a second Lower Church replace ... Read More

Built in 1833-34 in the Town of Orange. This sole remaining example of Thomas Jefferson's ecclesiastical work was also Robert E. Lee's place of worship during his encampment in Orange in the winter of 1863-64.... Read More

Founded in 1792 and relocated to its current location in 1805, the Stabler-Leadbeater family operated this Alexandrian business for 141 years! After closing their doors in 1933 and selling everything as-is in a bankruptcy auction, forward-thinking ci... 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

The Staunton River Bridge Fortification Historic District in Charlotte and Halifax counties is a rare example of a well-preserved Civil War–era star fort. Associated with the defense of the Staunton River railroad bridge, the site includes remnants... Read More

Millions of Americans are familiar with famed Texan Stephen F. Austin, the man who secured his place in history as the "Father of Texas." Most, however, are unaware that the "Father of Texas" not only hails from the Old Dominion, but from the Blue Ri... Read More

Built in Rockingham County in 1856 as the dwelling for what was originally known as Cottage Plains Farm, the Stephen Harnsberger house is a Shenandoah Valley example of the octagonal building fad that spread across the nation in the mid-19th-century.... Read More

On March 3, 1853, Congress appropriated $250 for a small light on Stingray Point, but later that year, Inspector Alexander M. Pennock requested additional funds for the navigational aid. Congress provided an additional $12,000 for Stingray Point L... Read More

Built 1929-31 after the plans of Leland McBroom of the Des Moines, Iowa firm of Tinsley and McBroom, Stoneleigh is an impressive example of the Tudor Revival Style. It was commissioned by industrialist Thomas B. Stanley, later governor of Virginia. T... Read More