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	Mountain Road Walking Tour
_______________	http://www.oldhalifax.com/co unty/HalifaxWalkingTour.htm Houses not open to public. Considered by some to be one of the prettiest historic towns in America, as the main road running through the center of Halifax, founded in 1776, Mountain Road is surrounded by grand Antebellum architecture, coupled with structures whose original portions date back to the Revolutionary War era. Thomas Jefferson’s master builder Dabney Cosby who constructed the University of Virginia traveled to Halifax to build the new clerk’s office in 1835 and the new county courthouse completed in 1839. Many of the gardens along Mountain Road date from the 1840’s when residents began to develop attractive and compatible landscapes settings for their grand houses. Absolutely work the walk from end to end. Click here for a map of the area. Directions: Mountain Rd Halifax SR-360 from US 501 towards west to Woodside. General Location
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