Historic Smithfield Plantation

Historic Smithfield is a 1774 colonial home and independent 501(c)(3) museum set on tree-shaded grounds adjacent to Virginia Tech's campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. Now stewarded by the Smithfield-Preston Foundation, the property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register, and was designated the Family Homestead of Virginia Governors by the Virginia General Assembly in 2014. For weddings, meetings, and social gatherings, the estate's Pavilion accommodates up to 200 guests standing or 125 seated, with the surrounding grounds, kitchen garden, and back porch available to rent alongside it. Renters may also arrange a guided tour of the historic manor house as part of their event. Historic Smithfield's programming explores the interconnected histories of the Preston family, the indigenous peoples of the region, and the enslaved community who lived and worked at Smithfield, grounded in the values of liberty, courage, leadership, education, and justice.