This ranch style home is located in the small village of McDowell within walking distance of the post office, grocery store and gas station as well as one of this county's most historic landmarks "The Mansion House", which houses the Highland Museum and Heritage Center featuring The Battle of McDowell, fought May 8, 1862, in Highland County, Virginia, as part of Confederate Army Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's Campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War.

This county offers some of Virginia's best trout fishing waters, wilderness hiking trials and birding opportunites as well as community events that draw people from all walks of life.