Belle Grove is located in the northern Shenandoah Valley near Middletown, Virginia. It was the home Major Isaac Hite and his wife Nelly Madison Hite, sister of President James Madison. Major Hite, grandson of Shenandoah Valley Pioneer Jost Hite, used enslaved labor to expand his original 483 acres to a prosperous 7500 acre plantation, growing wheat, raising livestock, and operating a large distillery and several mills. The Manor House, completed in 1797, was the centerpiece of the property and is open for touring today. MORE
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Tuesday, April 16, 1-3 p.m. – French Country Spring Flower Arrangement
Registration for this event has concluded. Learn and create a bright bouquet type arrangement held… more
Registration for this event has concluded. Learn and create a bright bouquet type arrangement held… more
Saturday, April 20-Saturday, April 27 – Belle Grove Free to Historic Garden Week Ticket Holders
Belle Grove is honored to be a restoration project of The Garden Club of Virginia and proceeds from… more
Belle Grove is honored to be a restoration project of The Garden Club of Virginia and proceeds from… more
Wednesday, April 24, 11 a.m. – Wild Wednesdays
Families are invited to join us at Belle Grove to have fun learning about our wild world! more
Families are invited to join us at Belle Grove to have fun learning about our wild world! more
