Melrose Caverns and Harrison Farmstead

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Melrose Caverns and Harrison Farmstead
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Location6639 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
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. 1 2 "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.