PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY covid 19 reopening schedule

Ben Lomond Historic Site, Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre, and Rippon Lodge Historic Site are open for tours. BRISTOE STATION BATTLEFIELD HERITAGE PARK IS OFFERING TOURS 2ND & 4TH WEEKENDS. 

Tours are offered on Mondays at 11 a.m, 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. and by request.  

Grounds are open from dawn until dusk, with appropriate six feet social distancing. 

Prince William County continues to evaluate operating schedules in light of the impacts of COVID-19. As such, this scheduled closure is subject to change. Please visit emergency.pwcgov.org for the latest information about the availability of Prince William County facilities. 

​The Prince William Historic Preservation Division Is offering digital content during this time. from virtual tours, history articles, hands-on activities to do at home and more. check out our content on the following channels: PWHISTORIC          PWC_HISTORY           @PWHPF   Prince William Historic Preservation Division

Preserving Prince William County's Historic Resources

The Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism is dedicated to the preservation of Prince William County's historic resources.  Our Historic Preservation Division staff serve as the caretakers of County-owned historic structures, interiors, archaeological resources, natural resources, historic landscapes, artifacts, and collections.  We also help build community identity through telling the story of our County through programs and events. 

Staff recognizes the critical role we play in caring for our historic treasures and traditions.  This role benefits our community, our state, and our nation.  We take this responsibility very seriously and strive to fulfill the need to identify, protect, preserve, rehabilitate, and interpret historic sites for public use and posterity.  

Our goal is to show the connections between our history, our present, our future and our growth as a community.  We pledge to:

• Bring history to life and to light through interpretation, research, living history, special events, lectures and exhibits

• Collect, preserve and interpret objects, documents, structures and archaeological resources

• Advance our knowledge of our community’s history

• Make these resources meaningful and worthwhile for every citizen

• Invite and train citizen volunteers to learn about our community’s past and share it with their fellow citizens and neighbors 

• Provide a tourism destination to promote Prince William County and economic development

ONLINE resources

• Take an online tour for details about our 14 historic sites and their locations here. 
  
• Explore and find all the Historic Markers in Prince William County with our online tool here. 
  
• Use the links at the top and to the left of the page for more information on each County owned historic site, our programs, events, facility rentals, volunteer opportunities and educational outreaches.