Melrose Caverns and Harrison Farmstead
Melrose Lodge
Melrose Caverns and Harrison Farmstead is located in Virginia
Melrose Caverns and Harrison Farmstead
Melrose Caverns and Harrison Farmstead is located in the United States
Melrose Caverns and Harrison Farmstead
Location6639 N. U.S. Route 11, near Harrisonburg, Virginia
Coordinates38°31′2″N 78°47′30″W / 38.51722°N 78.79167°W / 38.51722; -78.79167
Area142 acres (57 ha)
NRHP reference No.14000237[1]
Added to NRHPMay 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]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "New Virginia Landmarks Listings, December 2013". Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  3. ^ DiAntonio, Nicole (February 24, 2014). "Conservation Group Restores Melrose Caverns". WHSV.com. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "Cave Tours". Melrose Caverns Lodge Wedding and Special Event Venue. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
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