George Williams, a prominent local architect and builder built Willow Brook in 1820. Willow Brook has been for over a century in the Whitehead family, which four of its generations have served in the General Assembly. Two chimneys west of the dwelling are believed to be the remains of the original house where Williams lived … Read more
James Wood built Three Chimneys about 1750 on a land grant from the King of England. Tradition holds that it was used as a tavern and that the present rear (east) façade was originally the front, which faced the Rockfish River and the old road. Three Chimneys possesses a high degree of exterior and interior … Read more
Mount Rouge was built around 1816 by John Cobbs and his wife Jane on a tract purchased two years earlier from Thomas and Ann Fitzhugh. The land was part of the vast acreage originally owned by Parson Robert Rose. Cobbs named it Mont Rouge (French for Red Hill) from the color of the soil. Although … Read more
Fleetwood Hill is one of the oldest and most interesting brick houses in the Upper Tye River Valley, was part of Parson Rose’s large patent. The house is situated on a hill on the Old Roseland Road, and provides a commanding view of both Hat Creek and Tye River. The house descended to Anne Rose, … Read more
Riverside is a 300-acre working farm in Roseland that was part of a land grant to Robert Rose in 1744. Dr. George Cabell bought the original 537-acre farm from Rev. Rose. Later, it followed a change in ownership from Dr. Cabell’s heirs to James A. Goodwin in 1831. The property was later owned by James … Read more
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