Melrose Caverns And Harrison Farmstead
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.
Scheduled commercial tours of the caverns were conducted until the 1980s,; and began again 2020.
The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
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References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "History of Melrose Caverns | Harrisonburg, Va". Melrose Caverns. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
