A special experience awaits your group with a visit to Piney Grove at Southall's Plantation.  The history of this National Register landmark will come to life with a special guided "Tour-by-the-Owner."  You will tour will include four examples of Early Virginia Architecture, as well as a quaint country church, all of which spans three centuries.  All of these relics from the past have been lovingly restored by the Gordineer family over the past two decades.  

PINEY GROVE - 1790
This early example of Virginia Log Architecture survives as the best preserved example of log construction in the Virginia Tidewater.  This unique structure, with its pristine pine logs, was constructed on the Southall Plantation before 1790.  Piney Grove is the sole surviving structure of the original plantation complex and Southall family seat.  Later additions date to the mid-nineteenth century and 1905.  The home is furnished with family heirlooms and a collection artifacts that chronicles the history of the James River Plantation country.

ASHLAND - 1835
This one-and-a-half story residence with its steep-pitched roof and gabled dormers is the picture of the modest Virginia plantation house type that was constructed across Virginia in the eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries.  The center-hall plan dwelling has a parlor and dining room on the first floor and two bedchambers on the second floor.  Entrance to the 1835 structure is gained by ascending an impressive set of Greek Revival style granite steps.  Period furnishings include a collection of mahogany Empire furniture and an interesting collection of maps spanning four centuries.  

DOWER QUARTER - 1835
This two-room frame slave quarter is typical of the substantial servant residences found on the larger Virginia plantations.  Closer inspection of details, such as the paneled doors and large box locks reveal that many of the materials for this building were recycled from a much older structure.

LADYSMITH - 1857
This two-story frame home illustrates the influence of Greek Revival design on the vernacular architecture of the Virginia countryside.  The home also includes an English basement which housed the original indoor Kitchen.  The stone exterior end-chimneys are quite impressive as they en-frame this well-proportioned residence.  This home also includes family heirlooms, as well as a collection of artifacts that relates to the family that resided in the home until the 1970s.

DUCK CHURCH - 1917
This one-story frame structure was built as a one-room schoolhouse for use by the children of a handful of families.  Shortly after being constructed the building also began to be used for church services.  After 1922 the structure was used only for church services.  Today the interior includes an interesting collection of nineteenth  and early twentieth century religious art, as well as the "Lost Souls" collection - a collection of unidentified portraits.   

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(804) 829-2196
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RESERVATION AND CANCELLATION POLICIES

The group tour reservation policy requires a fifty-percent deposit by check or money order.   Reservations will be held for five days, providing time for check and money order deposits to be mailed to Piney Grove.  

The cancellation policy requires a thirty day advance notice for a full refund.  Refunds will be made, less a ten percent handling fee, for reservations cancelled more than thirty days before the reservation date.  If a reservation is cancelled less than thirty days before the reservation, a refund, less a ten percent handling fee, will be made if the reserved space is re-booked.

We thank you for your understanding of our reservation and cancellation policies:  They insure that during the limited times that group tours can actually be offered at Piney Grove, that tours are actually enjoyed by guests.