Places To Visit

Captain Oswald Cary was granted 460 acres on the Piankatank River in 1685; the present house was likely built several decades later by a Cary descendant. Fire gutted the interior in the early 19th century; hence, the present woodwork dates from that ... Read More

DeJarnette's Tavern is considered to be the most unchanged 18th-century tavern in Virginia. Built in the late 1700s in Halifax County, it was named for Daniel DeJarnette, the son of James Pemberton DeJarnette, whose Huguenot family had fled France in... Read More

The Deltaville Maritime Museum & Holly Point Nature Park is a local treasure, collecting and exhibiting the rich nautical history of the area known as the "Boatbuilding Capital of the Chesapeake." Not far from the spot where Jamestown Colony explorer... Read More

Southern Vintage Beach Charm at its Best. The historic de Witt Cottage, located just steps away from the sands of the Atlantic Ocean, is the perfect location for any celebrated festivity from Proposals, Showers and Weddings; Reveal parties and Baby S... Read More

Dickenson County Military Veteran's Memorials. Dickenson County has several memorials to honor the soldiers who have died in combat. A Vietnam memorial, Korean War Memorial, as well as memorials for World War I and World War II are located on the Dic... Read More

In 1766 John Dix established his ferry approximately three miles south of here on the Dan River. During the American Revolution, in February 1781, the ferry was a strategic site in Gen. Nathanael Greene's "race to the Dan," the pursuit of Greene to t... Read More

Doe Creek Farm, located on the flanks of Salt Pond Mountain in Giles County, is a commercial apple orchard and stock farm established in 1883. The farm centers on the 1883 Greek Revival farmhouse of Samuel Sayers Hoge, Sr. and Mollie Price Hoge, a tw... Read More

This twenty-five-acre urban historic district encompasses the core of southern Virginia's leading tobacco and textile manufacturing city. The district has been the commercial and administrative heart of Danville from the 1790s to the present. Spread ... 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

Located on West Stuart Drive in Galax, the Dr. Virgil Cox House is one of a handful of large houses built overlooking its downtown district during the first dozen years of the city's history. Built about 1913 for W. E. Cox, the frame house features a... Read More

The Pulaski County town of Dublin came into being in 1854 when the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad established a depot where the rail line crossed the Giles and Pulaski Turnpike. The settlement became a center of commerce and transportation. As such,... Read More

Once a stately and beautiful Victorian manor, Poplar Hill has an extensive and rich history. Sadly, this is far from the truth today. Threatened by housing developments and woeful neglect, this amazing piece of architecture might soon be lost. Br... Read More

Dykeland in Amelia County has evolved through alteration and additions to reflect three distinct architectural styles: colonial, Federal, and country Italianate. The earliest section, an 18th-century cottage, was erected on land granted to the Rev. G... Read More

The most elaborate example of the Queen Anne architectural style in the South Boston Historic District, and probably all of Halifax County, the 1892 E. L. Evans House was both the grand personal residence of and, effectively, a professional advertise... Read More

Deeply rooted in history, East End Cemetery and St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery are two of the oldest cemeteries in the area and offer a wealth of information about Wytheville and the country's earliest families. The grounds are the final resting... Read More