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The 29th Annual Rappahannock House Tour and Dried Flower Sale, the popular event held on the third weekend of October when the colors in the Blue Ridge foothills should be at their best, will begin on Oct. 19 at 11 a. m. The houses on tour will close at 5 p.m. on Saturday and will be open from 1-5 p.m. on Sunday.
The last house on this year’s tour is “Meadow Grove,” the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Fletcher Massie. “Meadow Grove” is located approximately three miles south of Ben Venue on Rt. 729, one of the first highways to link this part of the Commonwealth with the east and south of colonial Virginia.
The farm was established in 1739 from a land grant from King George III. In 1749, a parcel from the •Fairfax Grant was added and in 1802, then governor of Virginia, James Monroe, signed a deed to a third portion. This deed is in display in the den.
The house is constructed of pine logs, weatherboard and brick. One of the original walls is seen in the back of the den closet. Outbuildings were also constructed of logs. The outbuilding to the right of the driveway is one of the oldest in the county.
Between 1905 and 1927, the Massanova Post Office served the community from the space below the stairs in the entrance hall. The residence is a practical and charming farm house with four working fireplaces. The living room is trimmed in walnut and the rest of the house in pine. Door frames, staircase and many doors are all original.
“Meadow Grove” has been the home of six generations of Massies.
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