Address: 1201 Washington AvenueCity: FredericksburgState: VAZip: 22401Phone: 540-373-3381Website: http://www.kenmore.orgFielding Lewis was one of 18th century Fredericksburg’s most important and influential citizens. In 1750, Lewis married Betty...
John Handley High School, now on the National Register of Historic Places, opened its doors in 1923. Judge John Handley...
Address: Hollins UniversityCity: RoanokeState: VASituated in the Roanoke Valley, between the Appalachians and the Alleghenies, the Hollins campus is surrounded by spectacular views...
Address: 801 Crawford StreetCity: PortsmouthState: VAZip: 23704Phone: 757-393-8983Built in 1846, toward the end of the Greek Revival period, the Portsmouth Courthouse served both Norfolk County...
The City of Martinsville recently restored the Courthouse that is now the home of the Martinsville Historical Society. The Courthouse occupies a...
In the 1940s Beatrix Farrand sketched a plan for the grounds of the Straight family property in Alexandria, Virginia which...
Address: 1800 Lakeside AvenueCity: RichmondState: VAZip: 23228Phone: 804-262-9887Lewis Ginter arrived in Richmond at the age of 17 and subsequently established himself as a brilliant businessman,...
City: Botetourt CountyState: VAZip: 24090Phone: 434 473-2042The town of Fincastle is nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Botetourt County and was formerly the...
Address: 203 Governor StreetCity: RichmondState: VAZip: 23319Phone: 804-371-2642Virginia’s capital moved twice, from Jamestown to Williamsburg in 1699 to escape the mosquitoes, and in 1780 to...
City: DanvilleState: VAIt was April 3, 1865, and Ulysses S. Grant was preparing to send Union troops into Richmond, Virginia, then the...
Address: 420 Christ Church Road, PO Box 24City: IrvingtonState: VAZip: 22480Phone: 804-438-6855Email: fhcc@crosslink.netWebsite: http://www.christchurch1735.org/Robert ‘King’ Carter was a well known political figure in Virginia history whose father,...
Address: 15 West Bank StreetCity: PetersburgState: VAZip: 23803Phone: 804-733-2402Website: http://www.petersburg-va.org/tourism/chill.aspThe town of Petersburg was founded in 1702 as a tobacco port on the Appomattox River. By...
