The Anne Spencer House & Garden Museum — Attraction in Lynchburg

We drove 2.5 hours Saturday October 18, 2025 for a scheduled [paid in advance] 12 noon tour. The museum was closed! No one answered the phone and I couldn't leave a message because the memory was full. I emailed the museum as well as two board members. This is unacceptable! I updated my review from the original one star to three stars. As I was leaving Lynchburg, I received a call from Shaun Spencer-Hester. She was enroute to the museum. It appears there was a mix-up/oversite. Normally the museum closes for the season November 1st, however this year it closed a month earlier on October 1st and the staff failed to check the calendar to see if tours had been booked/scheduled in October. I turned my car around and drove back to the museum and was there when Shaun arrived. In spite of the ~1.5 hour delay, the tour was informative and insightful...more special hearing and seeing Anne and Edward Spencer's legacy through their granddaughter.

Debra...

My husband and I enjoyed a wonderful tour from Anne Spencer's granddaughter. The stories she shared of visiting her grandmother, the Harlem renaissance poet and civil rights activist, and playing in the gardens brought back sweet memories of visiting my own grandmother and playing on her front porch. The house, located in a historic neighborhood, is almost completely intact with the original furniture, family photos and notes tacked up on the kitchen cabinet. The garden is peaceful, shady and enclosed in a way that allows you to lose the sense of being on a city lot. You need to make an appointment to tour the house but the gardens are open...

My mother and I visited this home and garden today and enjoyed learning about Anne Spencer and her involvement in the Harlem Renaissance and the dedication of her whole family to improving the lives of African Americans. This place is truly a gem of Lynchburg and an absolute must see! You will get a personal tour from Anne Spencer's beautiful granddaughter who has tirelessly worked to restore the property and to preserve her grandmother's legacy. I will highly recommend it to family and friends. You won't be...