Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest
Description
Poplar Forest is a plantation and plantation house in Forest, Bedford County, Virginia. Thomas Jefferson designed the plantation and used the property as a private retreat and a revenue-generating plantation. Jefferson inherited the property in 1773 and began designing and working on the plantation in 1806. Wikipedia
Address: 1542 Bateman Bridge Rd, Forest, VA 24551
Hours:
Closes soon: 4PM ⋅ Opens 10AM Mon
Did you know: Poplar Forest opened to the public for the first time in 1986, in its "before restoration" state. virginia.org
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