Places To Visit

Oakland - ca. 1840s Tavern. Listed on the Virginia Landmarks register and the National Regtister of Historic Places. Exhibits include-Hurrican Camille and its Aftermath. The story of 1969's Hurricane Camille, featuring more than 100 color slides neve... Read More

Built ca. 1839 by the Sydnor family, Oakley Hill's residence is representative of the numerous simple wood-frame houses that served the masters of the many small post-colonial plantations in the counties around Richmond. Most of these dwellings were ... Read More

A stately mansion, beautiful rolling farmland, exquisite gardens, over 200 years of American history and culture – all of these can be found at Oatlands Historic House and Gardens situated on historic Route 15 near Leesburg, Virginia. Built in 1804... Read More

The process of this building's construction is as unusual as its shape. The construction of the home was begun about 1870 by Dr. Henry Quincy Adams Bowyer. It was sold to Rev. Dexter A. Snow in 1874 whom had the construction completed. This octagon m... Read More

Off The Mall Brewing is a gastropub and brewery located in the heart of Blacksburg, VA, directly across from the Virginia Tech campus. It is known for its own house-brewed beers and a menu that offers a fresh take on familiar dishes. As a locally-own... Read More

Come visit the Old Brick Hotel where past boarders include lawyers and judges, hot springs visitors, and maybe Jesse James. The three-story brick building was built in three stages beginning in 1840. Right across the street from the Craig County Cour... Read More

1769 Old Chapel Church in Penhook is one of only four pre-Revolutionary War frame Anglican churches in Virginia. Built in 1769, it is the oldest documented frame structure in Southwest Virginia. The one-story, 249 year old church has been preserve... Read More

Old City Cemetery is an extraordinary 27-acre public garden, "history park," and wedding venue located in the heart of Lynchburg, Virginia. Despite being an active place of burial and remembrance, it is one of the busiest and most popular attractions... Read More

Completed in 1812 to serve the 1783 Pittsylvania courthouse, the former clerk's office is the oldest public building in the town of Chatham. Built to be the chief repository of the county's official records, it served from 1813 to 1852 under the char... Read More

Old Forge Farm is the site of Isaac Zane's late-18th-century ironworks, the largest industrial operation in the Shenandoah Valley, which employed more than 100 persons to cast and forge pots, stoves, firebacks, and bar iron. During the American Revol... Read More

Part of a land grant of 1670, the plantation on which this venerable colonial manor house is located originally was called Bowling Green after the green sward before the entrance. The name was changed to Old Mansion when its owner, Maj. John Hoomes, ... Read More

This building served as the Middlesex County courthouse from 1748 to 1852. Although much altered from its original appearance, it is one of Virginia's rare colonial courthouse buildings. During the American Revolution, the local Committee of Safety m... Read More

Records indicate that Old Providence was in existence as a congregation in mid-summer, 1742. At that time it was known as the South Mountain Meeting House. The Baptismal Records of the Rev. John Craig indicate he performed baptisms that summer. Appar... Read More

This simple country church housed Halifax County's first Presbyterian congregation. Presbyterians began to spread through the southern Piedmont in the mid-18th century. By 1830 they were determined to have a more conveniently located meetinghouse and... Read More

Built in 1828, the stone jail was designed by John Hartwell Cocke and its construction managed by John G. Hughes and Richard McCary. Skilled brick and stone masons enslaved by John Hartwell Cocke of Bremo, likely including Peyton Skipwith and Charles... Read More