Abingdon, Virginia Historical Walking Tour

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Abingdon, Virginia Historical Walking Tour

Abingdon, Virginia 24210, United States

Created By: Abingdon Virginia Historic 360 Tours

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This tour of Historic Abingdon, Virginia gives the visitor a tour of the heritage and culture by touring historic homes, historic landmarks, and our historic downtown area including restaurants, shopping, Take a 360 degree look at our HistoricTown. https://kuula.co/post/n1/collection/7vV3rThe Martha Washington Inn, The Barter Theatre, (The State Theatre of Virginia) and the Virginia Creeper Trail. Welcome

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  The Town of Abingdon provides plenty of parking in the Historic District for your tour start. Abingdon Va 360 Virtual Tours:   https://kuula.co/share/collection/7vV3r?logo=-1&info=0&fs=0&vr=0&gyro=0&autorotate=-0.04... Read more
The Abingdon Farmers Market is a vendor run market for local farmers, artisans and food producers to sell their products directly to the community. Freshly grown and made products are more nutritious, taste better and are better for you.  ... Read more
The Martha Washington Inn & Spa began life as the retirement home for General Robert Preston following his successes in the War of 1812! It was built in 1832 as a private residence for General Francis Preston and Sarah Buchanan Preston ... Read more
Ample Parking for Barter Theatre Patrons across main street from the theatre. Abingdon Virginia 360 Virtual Tours: https://kuula.co/share/collection/7vV3r?logo=-1&info=0&fs=0&vr=0&gyro=0&autorotate=-0.04&thumbs=3&... Read more
The Episcopal Church in Virginia formed Holston Parish in 1841. The bounds of this parish included all of Washington County. Those early worshipers met at the courthouse, organized themselves and formed a congregation which they named in ho... Read more
History of Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church and the Ebbing Spring Presbyterian Church, now the Glade Spring Church, are first mentioned, officially, in the records of Hanover Presbytery, as extending a c... Read more
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Virginia Creeper Trail Bike Shop is a full-service family-owned and operated bike shop conveniently located near the Virginia Creeper Trail. http://vacreepertrailbikeshop.com Interior 360 View:  https://kuula.co/share/collection/7vSH9?lo... Read more
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Website:  https://virginiacreepersendlodgingabingdonva.com WELCOME TO CREEPER’S END LODGING Stay In Our Cozy Cottages In Abingdon, VA Creeper’s End Lodging consists of two spacious cottages housing five rooms and suites. These beautifu... Read more
Website:  https://vacreepertrail.org The Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail is a 34.3-mile rail-to-recreation trail, traversing through two counties from Abingdon, Virginia, through Damascus, and ending just past Whitetop Station... Read more
https://www.holstonmtnarts.org Established in 1971 in Abingdon, Virginia, Holston Mountain Artisans preserves and promotes the finest traditional and contemporary arts and crafts of our Appalachian region. Our non-profit, member-owned coope... Read more
Sonders Salon Air B&B and Holston Mountain Arts Gallery History In the post–Civil War period, Abingdon's commercial buildings usually were of brick and frequently Italianate in style as exemplified in the Greenway Brothers Building (... Read more
Snow’s Fine Meats & Provisions Grocery Store Abingdon VA’s Neighborhood Butcher Shop/Delicatessen  Pasture Based Proteins Full Service Deli/Specialty Goods   Website:  https://snows-fine-meats-provisions.business.site 360 Virtual... Read more
WHITE BIRCH ​FOOD & JUICE ​cold-pressed juices | smoothies | good food Since 2014, we've been dedicated to serving our community in and around Abingdon, VA using the freshest and most regionally local ingredients possible! We are p... Read more
Foresta Restaurant Foresta is an upscale Mediterranean/Italian restaurant located in the heart of historic Abingdon, VA. Old world meets new in this ethereal endeavor both in cocktail and cuisine. https://www.facebook.com/forestaabingdon/ ...
Dunns Hotel/The Virginia House John Dunn built this building in 1846. The building had two entrances of which one was the Hotel and the other a store. After John Dunn's death his sons named their business the Virginia House Hotel.  ...
The Tavern The Tavern Restaurant, is one of Abingdon’s oldest buildings, built in 1779. The building was used from its beginning as a tavern and overnight inn for stagecoach travelers. Dining at The Tavern is a long-standing tradition in ... Read more
228 E. Main Street: Washington House, Abingdon’s first hotel, was built in 1835 by Thomas Findlay, serving stagecoach and other business travelers, as well as housing professional offices. During the early 20th century, a meat market and ... Read more
268 EAST MAIN STREET The Lynch Family built a log cabin on this site in 1825 and is still revealed in the western part of the house.  In 1835 Ludowick C. Price added the eastern addition.  From 1845 to 1890 Abingdon merchant E.L. Davenpo... Read more
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This historic home was erected by building two homes on the same lot in 1790-1791.  The eastern half was constructed by Matthew Willoughby and westward half by Morris Morrison. In  1798 James Longley acquired both houses and joined them t... Read more
In 1857, Adam Hickman, an early Abingdon businessman who was in the tannery business making saddles and harnesses, built the four-story Greek Revival style white frame house on this site. At the rear of the property (accessible via Whites A... Read more
Abingdon Bank is a historic bank building with a residence located at Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia. It was built about 1845, and is a two-story Greek Revival / Late Victorian style brick building. It originally housed the ... Read more
Tumbling Creek Cider Company was formed by four friends in 2018, with a mission of creating high-quality apple-to-bottle cider focused on our local region and community here in Southwest Virginia. With a focus on hand crafted cider, we buil... Read more
William King came to America from Ireland in 1784 and completed an apprenticeship in Philadelphia before continuing westward to Virginia’s frontier and settling in Washington County where he constructed his first residence he named "Grace... Read more
The Summers Law Office Is Located on Court Street and was constructed in 1872 as the Johnston & Trigg law office.  It later used by S.A. Summers and Lewis P. Summers as a law office.  Lewis Preston Summers compiled the Annals of South... Read more
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Three earlier courthouses stood on this site, the first constructed about 1800. The present Washington County courthouse was completed in 1868, replacing the 1850 building burned by a Union soldier in Dec. 1864. The only new courthouse buil... Read more
171 East Main Street Wealthy merchant Colonel James White built this Federal-style house in 1819-20. It was burned in December 1864 during the Civil War and later re-built by Col. White’s son, who added the Italianate brackets under the r... Read more
165-167 East Main Street Russell House was built in 1792 by Andrew Russell, a well-respected and influential man who served the citizens of Washington County, Virginia as Clerk of the Circuit Court for half a century (1791-1841). In 1876, n... Read more
The front part of this house was built with logs constructed in 1815.  John B. Floyd, served as Governor of Virginia from 1802-1805 and had his law office here from 1830-1863. Judge M.R. Page used it for his insurance office from 1880-189... Read more
133 East Main Street This brick townhouse, known as Marcella, was built in 1845 by the Rev. Phillip Rohr, a Methodist minister. The original house consisted of two rooms downstairs and two above. Its later additions to the rear added additi... Read more
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The history of this church reaches almost as far back as the history of Abingdon itself. The congregation traces its roots to 1783. Those early Methodists met in homes for study and prayer. Ordained pastors were in short supply with circuit... Read more
123 West Main Street William Rodefer started building this house in 1857 and it was a Federal style house and had a symmetrical facade. Mr. Rodefer was a carpenter and during his construction the Civil War took place and afterward he filed... Read more
History of Barter Theatre Buildings The earliest theatrical event known to occur here was a production of The Virginian on January 14, 1876, the proceeds of which were used for facilities and repairs. In 1890, the Sons of Temperance trans... Read more
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