History & Culture
Castle Hall
The Dickie family built it in 1832. In 1898 it burned, and was replaced by Valley View. It is seated on the Castle Creek tract that Captain William Dickie surveyed and patented in 1750.Dickie had acquired the patent of 2,700 acres from King George II, the land running from the top the mountain at Massies … Read more
Valley View
Built in 1890, Valley View is an L-Shape, two-story, frame Victorian house. It was named Valley View in celebration of the natural amphitheater overlooked by the house and the panorama of the orchards, fields, and mountains visible from every window in the house. Interior It was first built as a seven-room home, but in 1914, … Read more
Level Green
Major Thomas Massie from New Kent County served in the American Revolution as aide-de-camp to General Nelson. In 1780, Massie married Sarah Cocke of Turkey Island. He helped finance Cyrus McCormick’s reaper, and promoted the Tye River and & Blue Ridge Turnpike. He was first magistrate of Nelson County and member of the General Assembly. … Read more
Three Springs
Patrick Cabell Massie received the plantation of 686 acres from his father in 1854. Three Springs stands on a knoll at the foot of a large hill and gives a view of the Tye River bottoms. The two-story house is of frame construction and it has fifteen rooms.
Snugdale
The house was built by William Massie for his son and his wife around 1861. The house at Snugdale is built in a T-floor plan, having four rooms and hall in the front part and two in the back. The small front porch has a plastered overhead, just as the inside of the building. This … Read more