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Salubria

Salubria

Historic Salubria is an 18th century (ca. 1757) Georgian-style manor house built by the Reverend John Thompson, rector of the Little Fork Church from 1740 to 1772, who married the widow of Lt. Gov. Alexander Spotswood.  The house received the name Salubria , Latin for healthful, from a later owner, James Hansbrough, in the early 1800s and has been known by that name since that time.

Salubria’s exterior is distinguished by unusually tall, corbel capped chimneys, enclosed at each end of a hip roof.   The house has identical front and rear facades and is built of brick laid in Flemish bond. Three sides of the house are stuccoed in a manner simulating cut stone, a popular Greek-revival styling update in the 1850s, though for some reason the east end never received this treatment.  The interior of the house effuses character hearkening back to another time.  Salubria was placed on the Virginia Historic Landmarks Register in 1969 and on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

In October 2000, Laura N. Grayson, widow of J. Gordon Grayson, donated Salubria to the Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia.  Germanna is honored to be entrusted with the stewardship of this property and the history of which it speaks.

In 2011, Salubria was damaged in the Mineral Earthquake that struck this region of Virginia.  The Germanna Foundation, with extraordinary support from members and donors, and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, completed earthquake repairs by the end of 2013 and we are continuing our restoration and preservation efforts.

Tour Availability

While Salubria does not have a schedule of regular open hours for public touring, private tours for individuals and groups are available April through October – by appointment only, please.  Because of the COVID19 situation, only 6 people in one group of one family unit. Tours of Salubria are $10 per person (children 6 and under are free).


To schedule your tour, please call the Foundation at 540-423-1700 or contact us.

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Comments

  1. Patrick Haydon says

    July 30, 2020 at 2:14 pm

    Can paranormal investigations be done here?

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    • Germanna says

      July 30, 2020 at 4:55 pm

      Hello Patrick, The Germanna Foundation does not allow paranormal investigations at any of our properties.

      Reply
  2. Patrick Haydon says

    July 31, 2020 at 8:12 pm

    Thats ok , there is plenty more places that allow and welcome as such! Some for a fee and some for interest in what the generations of the past have to say! Good day!

    Reply
  3. Donna Dolan says

    August 6, 2020 at 1:14 pm

    My dear friend is doing her genealogy, having traced back to the 18th century. She gave me information about Salubria, which plays into her family’s history. Your web site is informative and with great pictures. And I thank the many volunteers who revere our collective past and save its history for our children and beyond. (I am one of thousands of volunteers who “key” records, of all kinds, into the Latter Day Saints genealogy data base (Ancestors.com).) This allows me to experience excitement everyday when I am exposed to our collective past! Thanks so much. And keep up the important work. Donna Dolan, Kensington Maryland

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  4. Ryan says

    August 16, 2021 at 9:35 am

    Hi, is the venue open for photo shoots again?

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    • Germanna says

      August 16, 2021 at 3:02 pm

      Hi Ryan, it always been open and we’ve had a ton of photo shoots since we open for the spring in April. We close for the winter season in October.

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      • Megan Shaffer says

        November 3, 2022 at 11:07 am

        Hello. Do you allow photo shoots on the grounds at any time?

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        • Germanna Foundation says

          November 21, 2022 at 1:41 pm

          Contact the office to schedule a photo shoot. You can call at 540-423-1700.

          Reply
  5. Cindy Burbank says

    April 25, 2022 at 8:32 am

    Are well-behaved pets allowed on the grounds during Public Access Days?

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  6. Mary M Zashin says

    August 5, 2022 at 4:46 pm

    I am wondering of the remains of any slave quarters have been found?

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  7. Mary M Zashin says

    August 5, 2022 at 4:47 pm

    I am also wondering if any records relating to the sale of slaves from Salubria have been located?

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Germanna Foundation’s Mission and Stewardship

The Germanna Foundation tells America’s story of liberty through the frontier experience of her settlers and descendants using archaeological, historical, and genealogical research and interpretation. We are stewards over these important properties and initiatives:

  • Fort Germanna Visitor Center campus which includes a Museum, Genealogy Library, the Hitt Archaeology Center, and the Germanna Memorial Garden
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  • 1714/1717 Fort Germanna Archaeology Site
  • Virginia Lt. Gov. Alexander Spotswood’s home “Enchanted Castle” Archaeology Site
  • 1757 Georgian-style Salubria Manor
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Fort Germanna Visitor Center, Museum & Library

2062 Germanna Highway (Route 3)
Locust Grove, VA 22508
(Next to the Germanna Community College campus)

Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Saturdays, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
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Out of town visitors are urged to call us at 540-423-1700 to confirm or to make special arrangements for groups.

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The Germanna Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to exploring the Colonial Virginia frontier via the historic 1714 Fort Germanna and its German colonists and their descendants.

It conducts archaeological exploration and conservation, genealogical research and publishing, and historic preservation and interpretation.

The Foundation owns and maintains several historic sites and properties, such as Salubria Manor, that were part of or closely connected to the Germanna colonies, the town of Germanna, and the other early colonial Virginia settlements and towns in the Piedmont area of Virginia.

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