Places To Visit

The core building of the immaculately maintained ensemble at Greenwood is a dignified but understated frame I-house erected ca. 1820 on property deeded in 1818 by Thomas Macon to his daughter Lucy, wife of Ruben Conway. The Macons and Conways were bo... Read More

Also known as the 1861 House, the Greer House (in the Rocky Mount Historic District) was originally the home of Dr. Thomas Bailey Greer, a well-regarded Franklin County physician. Dr. Greer was a third generation county resident and played a signific... Read More

In Southside Virginia's Pittsylvania County, the Gretna Commercial Historic District took shape with the arrival of the Lynchburg and Danville Railroad through the area between 1872 and 1874. The railroad swelled a settlement known as Franklin Juncti... Read More

Consecrated in 1852 by Bishop William Meade, St. John's Church in Amelia County was a product of the reactivation of the Episcopal denomination in rural Virginia during the mid-19th century. It is on the site of a colonial church known simply as Grub... Read More

Perched on a hill above Smith Mountain Lake, two large stone chimneys are all that remain of the Gwin Dudley Home Site, one of the best-known historic sites in Franklin County. Gwin Dudley was rewarded with a land grant for service and loyalty to the... Read More

Located in Mathews County on historic Gwynn's Island, the Gwynn's Island Museum was established in 1991 as a community project to preserve the rich history of Gwynn's Island and Mathews County. A 100-year-old building, originally serving as the Odd F... Read More

The Halifax County Courthouse is listed in the Virginia Landmarks Register and occupies a site that has been used for court purposes since the Revolution. The Courthouse was built in 1838, houses records that go back to 1752, and is one of the Classi... Read More

The home of Wytheville's first resident physician, the Haller-Gibboney Rock House has played a significant role in Wytheville's history since its construction in 1823. Dr. John Haller served his community as a country doctor, county coroner and deleg... Read More

Hampstead Farm presents a unique opportunity to study nearly all periods of the human occupation of Virginia's northern Piedmont. The district is spread across 780 acres of beautiful rolling hills and bottomland along the south side of the Rapidan Ri... Read More

Learn about the contributions of African Americans in Hampton. The galleries include the first African arrival in 1619, to the Hidden Figures exhibit showcasing the city's involvement with the U.S. space program. Each gallery shares the important con... Read More

Located inside Nauticus, The Hampton Roads Naval Museum not only adds to the overall story at Nauticus but takes you deeper into the importance and history of the Naval presence at Norfolk. Operated by the United States Navy, the museum celebrates th... Read More

The stately Handley Library, often described as the best example of Beaux-Arts architecture in Virginia, features a copper dome, a three story rotunda, topped by an interior stained-glass dome, historic light fixtures and glass stack floors. A pictur... Read More

The historic courthouse (c.1735) along with the Hanover Tavern, and early 19th century jail and clerk's office, served as the political and judicial center for the county. Here Patrick Henry sucessfully argued the famous "Parson's Cause" case against... Read More

Part of the Hanover Courthouse Historic District, begun in 1733, Hanover Tavern is listed on the Virginia & National Registers of Historic Places as a rare surviving example of county government building sets once common in Virginia. The Tavern's ill... Read More

The Hardesty-Higgins House, home to Harrisonburg's first mayor Isaac Hardesty, bears his name and the name of the physician, Henry Higgins, who began construction on the house in 1848. Isaac Hardesty was born in 1795 and became the city's first Mayor... Read More