Discover 4 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Middletown (United States). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: St. Thomas Chapel, Belle Grove Plantation, and Wayside Theatre. Also, be sure to include Middletown Historic District in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Middletown (Virginia).
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St. Thomas Chapel
Episcopal church in Middletown, Virginia. St. Thomas Chapel, also known as St. Thomas Episcopal Church or St. Thomas Protestant Episcopal Chapel, is a historic building located at 7854 Church Street in Middletown, Frederick County, Virginia, United States. Built in the 1830s, regular services were held at the Episcopal church for almost 100 years. The building has been restored twice, once after being heavily damaged during the Civil War, and again in the 1960s. The church was added to the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
Belle Grove Plantation
Museum in Frederick County, Virginia. Belle Grove Plantation is a late-18th-century plantation house and estate in the northern Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, USA. It is situated in Frederick County, about a mile southwest of Middletown.
Built between 1794 and 1797, the large Federal-style manor house is a National Historic Landmark and was opened to the public by its owners, the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP), as a historic house museum in 1967. In 2002, Belle Grove became part of the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, a National Park Service unit, although it continues to be owned and operated by the NTHP.
It is part of a U.S. National Historic Landmark, the Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove Plantation. Belle Grove is also designated a Virginia Historic Landmark and, as part of 900-acre (3.6 km2) "Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove", is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Historically important as the home of revolutionary veteran Major Isaac Hite, Jr – President James Madison’s brother-in-law – and as the headquarters of General Philip Sheridan during the Battle of Cedar Creek (1864), the manor house has been little altered over the centuries and remains one of the best preserved 18th century homes in the country. Affording grand vistas of the surrounding Shenandoah Valley, Blue Ridge and Alleghenies, the estate is situated on 283 acres of Maj. Hite’s original 483 acres. (The entire CCBGNHP, including the nearby battlefield, consists of 3,593 acres.)[2]
Address: 336 Belle Grove Rd, Middletown
Wayside Theatre
Concerts and shows, Theater
Address: 7853 Main St, 22645-9535 Middletown
Middletown Historic District
Historical landmark in Middletown, Virginia. Middletown Historic District is a national historic district located at Middletown, Frederick County, Virginia. It encompasses 234 contributing buildings in the town of Middletown. The majority of the buildings are residential and their associated outbuildings. The non-residential historic structures include four specialty shops, a theater, four churches, the Town Hall, two former schools, three warehouses and an inn. Notable buildings include Middletown Mission Church, Grace United Methodist Church, Mt. Zion Church, the former Middletown School, the Town Hall, The Wayside Inn, Larrick's Tavern, Wayside Theatre, and Lafolette House. Located in the district and separately listed is the St. Thomas Chapel.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[3]