Address: 1201 Washington AvenueCity: FredericksburgState: VAZip: 22401Phone: 540-373-3381Website: http://www.kenmore.org Fielding Lewis was one of 18th century Fredericksburg’s most important and influential citizens. In 1750, Lewis married...
John Handley High School, now on the National Register of Historic Places, opened its doors in 1923. Judge John Handley...
Address: Hollins UniversityCity: RoanokeState: VA Situated in the Roanoke Valley, between the Appalachians and the Alleghenies, the Hollins campus is surrounded by spectacular...
Address: 801 Crawford StreetCity: PortsmouthState: VAZip: 23704Phone: 757-393-8983 Built in 1846, toward the end of the Greek Revival period, the Portsmouth Courthouse served both Norfolk...
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: 804-262-9887 Lewis Ginter arrived in Richmond at the age of 17 and subsequently established himself as a brilliant...
City: Botetourt CountyState: VAZip: 24090Phone: 434 473-2042 The town of Fincastle is nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Botetourt County and was formerly...
Address: 203 Governor StreetCity: RichmondState: VAZip: 23319Phone: 804-371-2642 Virginia’s capital moved twice, from Jamestown to Williamsburg in 1699 to escape the mosquitoes, and in 1780...
City: DanvilleState: VA It was April 3, 1865, and Ulysses S. Grant was preparing to send Union troops into Richmond, Virginia, then...
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...
Address: 15 West Bank StreetCity: PetersburgState: VAZip: 23803Phone: 804-733-2402Website: http://www.petersburg-va.org/tourism/chill.asp The town of Petersburg was founded in 1702 as a tobacco port on the Appomattox River....
