Melrose Caverns and Harrison Farmstead | |
 Melrose Lodge | |
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| Location | 6639 N. U.S. Route 11, near Harrisonburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°31′2″N 78°47′30″W / 38.51722°N 78.79167°W |
| Area | 142 acres (57 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 14000237 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 14, 2014 |
The Melrose Caverns and Harrison Farmstead is a historic property in rural Rockingham County, Virginia. It is located at 6639 North Valley Pike ( United States Route 11) north of Harrisonburg, Virginia. The property includes a series of caves that have long been a tourist attraction, including visits by soldiers of both sides during the American Civil War. It also includes a c. 1859 Greek Revival farmhouse, and numerous agricultural outbuildings, one of which is a log-structure summer kitchen that may be as old as 1820. [2]
Scheduled commercial tours of the caverns were conducted until the 1980s, [3]; they continue today by reservation. [4]
The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "New Virginia Landmarks Listings, December 2013". Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ^ DiAntonio, Nicole (February 24, 2014). "Conservation Group Restores Melrose Caverns". WHSV.com. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ "Cave Tours". Melrose Caverns Lodge Wedding and Special Event Venue. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1859
- Houses in Rockingham County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Rockingham County, Virginia
- Caves of Virginia
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Rockingham County, Virginia geography stubs