Historic Lexington Foundation

03/28/2026

Spring at the Old Stone House which was purchased this past summer by HLF.
One of the oldest buildings in Lexington, it is located near Jordan's Point.

02/05/2026

Wonderful news concerning the Asbury United Methodist Church bell!

01/31/2026

Old Brownsburg Store, B&B is featured!

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01/24/2026

Local train history shared by Historic Lexington Foundation board member, Byron Faidley: "In 1954, with the improvement of public roads and increases in private automobile ownership, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway decided to discontinue regular passenger service between Lexington from Buena Vista. The final day came on June 30, 1954. This ticket from the last day of service was a gift from Seth Goodhart to Byron Faidley. The photographs were taken in the old Lexington Passenger Station, next to the ticket window, and now the offices of ODK and HLF."

08/27/2025

History, historic preservation, and music under the Bridge!

08/27/2025

Entering Lexington!

Do you ever take a little turn or crest a little hill and want to stop right in your tracks to appreciate the view? That’s us when we take in this scene from E. Nelson Street approaching historic downtown .


📷: Mayor Frank Friedman (thank you, sir!)

08/13/2025

Asbury United Methodist Church in Brownsburg, VA. received one of HLF's Lyle-Simpson grants and is moving rapidly on the preservation and renovation work!
HLF's Annual Meeting will be held at the church's Betty Brown and Friends Fellowship Hall, Sunday, September 28. Save the date to visit the church and see HLF's preservation grant in action!

07/12/2025

Now is the time to apply for land conservation grants from the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.
The grant deadline is August 12, 2025
https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/land-conservation/vlcf
https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/land-conservation/vlcf

📢 A record $15.3 million in land conservation grants is now available! Virginia Land Conservation Foundation grants help protect agricultural, natural, cultural and historical resources that benefit Virginians by helping to improve water quality and providing habitat for rare animals and plants. 💧🌲⛰️
They include working farms like East West Creek Farms in Mecklenburg County (seen here) and working forests as well as public parks for recreation.
👉 For details, visit https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/vlcf
📸: Virginia Outdoors Foundation

07/04/2025

The c. 1854 White-Davidson-Badgett home is decorated for the holiday weekend! This beautifully restored house was recently on the 2025 Historic Garden Week in Lexington tour. Happy 4th!

07/01/2025

Thank you to Rockbridge Vignettes for sharing photos and information on the Hamilton School!

Before 1870, Virginia had no state-supervised school system; families that could afford it sent their sons (and later daughters) to private academies. Local schools were formed voluntarily by parents or local governments, usually for poor children . That’s how Hamilton’s School House on South Buffalo Creek got its start in 1823 — built on an acre of land donated on Feb. 3, 1823, by Robert Hamilton and his family, and meant as a church as well as school. William H. Letcher, brother of Hamilton’s wife and father of future Virginia governor John Letcher, is said to have built the one-room school in a matter of months.

05/26/2025

Many attended this morning’s Memorial Day program at the Veterans Memorial Garden on Main Street even with a misty rain falling. It was a wonderful tribute in memory and honor of those who lost their lives preserving our freedom.