Sadly, many of the house’s original furnishings were sold at an auction held before the property was deeded to the town. The house was refurbished to demonstrate the style and fashion of the Victorian Era…

The pocket doors separating these two rooms were usually closed and the family did most of its living in the Music Room. In the winter, virtually all activities save for sleeping were conducted in this room in order to save on heating…

This is the Master Bedroom, or Chamber, of the Avoca Mansion. Modern sentiments and notions of privacy dictate that bedrooms be removed from public rooms and that bedroom doors should remain shut. Beginning in the Colonial Era…

The woodwork in this room was originally the dark pine seen throughout the house.  It was painted sometime after 1950 to “lighten up” the room.  Had a Victorian family painted it, a brightly colored paint…

All four of the upstairs rooms were bedrooms and each was furnished with two double beds. This room belonged to Gladys Fauntleroy and is now interpreted to reflect the life of a young…

This room interprets the English-speaking history of Campbell County. There are many interesting pieces displayed here…

The Fauntleroy Gallery contains one of the largest collections of projectile points in Virginia. Much of the collection was found locally and was organized by Juliet Fauntleroy, a family member and local school teacher…

Peering out of the window, one can see the old tree-lined driveway of Avoca. It offers a beautiful view of the main lawn. Interestingly, the front of Avoca is the side that faces away from Main Street…

This room was reserved for Avoca’s guests and, according to the family, was always decorated in blue. Though this bed is a reproduction, it is worth noting that among the many scientific discoveries of the Victorian Era…