Plumb House Museum
Address: 1012 W Main St, Waynesboro, VA 22980
Latitude/Longitude: 38.069622, -78.895707
Web site: click here
Phone: (540) 943-3943
Description:
Waynesboro’s Plumb House Museum is another portrait of history, having been built from 1802 to 1804. This historic house, the oldest frame dwelling in Waynesboro, housed five generations of the Plumb family before, during, and after the Civil War “Battle of Waynesborough” on March 2, 1865. (If you really want to see history come to life, then you won’t want to miss Plumb House’s annual re-enactment of the Battle of Waynesborough.) Though the town burned at the end of the war, Plumb House survived, scarred with little more than a 69 caliber shot lodged in the kitchen door. Now you can tour the historic garden, the summer kitchen, the various outbuildings, and the Presbyterian Cemetery right next door, where 25 confederate soldiers have found their final resting place. Inside the museum, you can investigate various Civil War artifacts, Native American relics, as well as a fascinating collection of butterflies from around the world.
A piece of trivia for you: Plumb House is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places, meaning that it has been considered worthy of preservation.
From the Author: You always hear about the history of an area, but it never really comes to life until you’re right where it happened, looking at evidence of the past right in front of you. Plumb House is a wonderful piece of area history, and it is absolutely fascinating to see the bullet holes in the kitchen door and imagine what the 19th century would have been like for the Plumb family. I highly encourage you to visit!
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