Preservation Virginia - Historic Sites

Historic Sites

Preservation Virginia museum sites include:

• Historic Jamestowne
• Scotchtown, the Hanover County home of Patrick Henry, revolutionary and first Virginia Governor
• John Marshall House, the home of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Marshall in Richmond
• Rising Sun Tavern in Fredericksburg
• Mary Washington House in Fredericksburg
• Hugh Mercer Apothecary in Fredericksburg
• Smith's Fort Plantation in Surry
• Bacon's Castle, Virginia's oldest datable brick residence, in Surry
• Smithfield Plantation in Blacksburg
• Cape Henry Light House, the first federal public works project under President George Washington, in Virginia Beach
• Eastville Courthouse Buildings
• Old Isle of Wight Courthouse in Smithfield
• Farmers' Bank in Petersburg
• Old Stone House, part of and operated by the Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond
• Thomas Read's Clerk's Office, part of the Museum of Charlotte County

Several museum sites are open on a limited basis or by appointment, including:

• Cole Digges House in Richmond
• St. James' House in Fredericksburg
• Debtors' Prison in Accomac, Virginia
• Pear Valley in Northampton County
• Walter Reed Birthplace in Belroi, Virginia

Preservation Virginia also manages Warner Hall Graveyard in Gloucester and the Cub Creek Church site in Charlotte County.

Of the current Preservation Virginia properties, six are designated as National Historic Landmarks and others are Virginia or National Register properties.