Melrose Caverns and Harrison Farmstead

Melrose Caverns and Harrison Farmstead
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Melrose Lodge
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Location	6639 N. U.S. Route 11, near Harrisonburg, Virginia
Coordinates	38°31′2″N78°47′30″W / 38.51722°N 78.79167°W / 38.51722; -78.79167
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] and began again 2020. ^[4]

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. ^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockingham County, Virginia

References

1. "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 May 26, 2014.
3. DiAntonio, Nicole (February 24, 2014). "Conservation Group Restores Melrose Caverns". WHSV.com. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
4. "History of Melrose Caverns | Harrisonburg, Va". Melrose Caverns. Retrieved October 18, 2024.