Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation — Local services in Blacksburg

Good for a short trip. There are some art installations outside the house and a few indoors as well. The bedroom has interesting information about the family of Alexander Black, and overall I'm glad I stopped in.

As of late 2017, the Alexander Black House/Museum is still raising funds to restore the upstairs and downstairs of the home. If you're familiar with the way Monticello is set up and expecting something similar, there's unfortunately only one room restored to that...

I love taking townies or out of town guests here to learn a little bit more about the historyof Blacksburg and surrounding areas. Sometimes the host tells us a little then let's us walk around but the guy that greeted us explained so much about the history of the area and even brought a bunch of maps out for us to see, I...

Fascinating.. and the woodwork, staircase, tin ceilings, fireplaces and other details inside are breathtaking. The hall on the second story has a time line for the settlement of area that clearly explains the connections between Drapers Meadow, the Prestons and the Blacks - - and why this area was a geographic and ...