Visit to Wardensville, West Virginia (2021)
his building is located at 135 W Main St, Wardensville, WV 26851. Built in 1910, this historic property consists of a mixed-use commercial space on the ground floor and multiple residential apartment units above. The side of the exterior wall prominently features a large bottle cap mosaic mural titled “Son of Man”. Created by West Virginia artist David Heatwole, the piece serves as a creative, texture-rich homage to René Magritte’s famous surrealist painting.
The historical property pictured is the Historic Capon House (also known as the Frye House or Capon House and the Frye Farm), located just northeast of downtown Wardensville, West Virginia. The primary brick structure was built in 1825 by Henry Westfall Frye, a prominent local magistrate, farmer, and mill owner. The house originally anchored a massive 2,600-acre plantation. The property originally operated an extensive array of utility structures, including a blacksmith shop, meat house, icehouse, flour mill, and tannery. The original acreage was so expansive that approximately half of the modern town of Wardensville sits on what was once the Frye Farm. Unlike many abandoned-looking homesteads, the property historically remained preserved within descendants of the Frye family for generations, undergoing periods of continuous restoration.
This is the historic 100-year-old event venue at Capon Crossing Farm, located at 12279 Carpers Pike, Wardensville. A rustic, fully restored two-story barn used frequently for weddings, community celebrations, and private functions. The location acts as the central hub for the popular Bluegrass in the Barn concert series. Performances regularly feature the regional country and bluegrass house band, Bud’s Collective. Tucked along the Blue Ridge Mountains, the working farm area also sells 100% grass-fed Angus beef and lamb while hosting large gathering grounds with campfire pits.
