Reynolda was built between 1912 and 1917 by Kathharine Smith Reynolds and her husband R.J. Reynolds, founder of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, on 1,067 acres. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the original estate included the main house and thirty other buildings, and twenty-eight of them still survive today in the Reynolda Village as boutiques, shops and restaurants.
Reynolda was home to two generations of the Reynolds family. In 1935, the eldest daughter, Mary Reynolds Babcock, acquired the estate. She and her husband used the house as a vacation home until 1948, when they made it their full-time residence.
The main house has restored interiors rooms and furnishings, done by the Museum, to reflect the periods when the family lived there and is called Reynolda House Museum of American Art and houses a permanent collection of American art and sculpture from three centuries, displayed throughout the house.
Don, the docent that was at the house when I visited, was very informative.
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Reynolda is a 170-acre historic estate and includes the house museum, garden, grounds, village shops and restaurants.
What you should know:
The grounds, gardens and greenhouse are free to visit and are open daily from dusk until dawn and are self-guided.
There are walking trails.
Restrooms are available.
Adults are charged admission for the house museum tour.
You could spend a couple of hours to an entire day.
Tickets for the museum can be bought on-line or in person.
There are a few restaurant and shopping options in Reynolda Village.
Location:
2250 Reynolda Road, Winston-Salem, NC. 27106
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