Things To Do in Chesterfield Court House, Virginia

The society maintains four historical buildings dating from 1817 to 1892 including Magnolia Grange (1822 plantation), the County Museum with five galleries of Chesterfield ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Chesterfield County Museum in Chesterfield, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Magnolia Grange, a Virginia Historic Landmark and is on the National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1822 by William Winfree. It is a Federal-style plantation house named after the circle... More on Virginia.org

If you are interested in history, this site and several others in the Chester area offer a chance to step back in history in a pleasant friendly setting. I organized ... More on TripAdvisor

Four sites are included in this historic area. Magnolia Grange is an 1822 plantation house. The Chesterfield County Museum presents the countyâs history. The 1892 jail features original cells plus ... More on Discover America

The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia is a 501(C)3 organization whose mission is to preserve, interpret and promote Chesterfield County history. The Historical Society is governed by a 15... More on Virginia.org

The history of Chesterfield County from the prehistoric era to modern day is exhibited in this local museum. Housed in a reproduction of the colonial courthouse of 1750, this collection tells the c... More on Heritage

Inscription. This area, known originally as "Cold Water Run, " is the site of the first Chesterfield County courthouse, erected in 1750. In 1917 it was demolished and replaced by a larger Georgian ... More on HMDB

Castlewood is one of Chesterfield County's finest early 19th-century houses, and usual for its five-part construction. The house is constructed in the neo-Palladian style, popular in England in the... More on Nps.gov

This 1817 plantation home serves as the headquarters for the Chesterfield Historical Society. One of the finest Palladian style period houses in Chesterfield County, Castlewood has a five-part buil... More on Heritage

Inscription. On this spot were imprisoned 1770-1774, John Tanner, William Weber, Augustine Eastin, David Tinsley, Joseph Anthony, Jeremiah Walker, John Weatherford, Apostles of, Religious Liberty: “Whether it be right in the ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Late on the morning of Monday, April 3, 1865, part of Confederate General Robert E. Lees Army of Northern Virginia briefly halted here at the Chesterfield County seat. The day before, a series of Federal attacks had broken ... More on HMDB

On behalf of the National Park Service and Rock Creek Park, we welcome you to a self-guided tour of historic Fort Stevens. Fort Stevens served as the focal point for defending Washington, DC during... More on Nps.gov

Inscription. Built in 1862, Fort Stevens was part of the Confederate inter-defense line of Richmond. This fort was named for Col. W. H. Stevens, who was in charge of the construction of Richmonds d... More on HMDB

Inscription. The Union Army of the James, retiring across Proctor's Creek in this vicinity after the battle of Drewry's Bluff, May 16, 1864, turned east into the Peninsula between the James and Appomattox Rivers, where it was "Bottled" ... More on HMDB

Inscription. “Neither army, however, manifested any disposition either to advance or retire. It was a case of stand and fire, each endeavoring to cripple the other the most, and gain, if it could, some advantage here or there. ... More on HMDB