Womeldorf Farm History
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The home of William T. Womeldorf, located in Rockbridge County, Virginia, sits at the end of a winding road at the top of a hill five miles east of the city of Lexington. The land on which this house stands was originally a portion of the famous “Borden Grant” 700 acres granted to Benjamin Borden by Governor William Gooch in 1739.

Over the years the land was deeded and inherited by three generations of men, including Robert Robinson, William Davidson, William Davidson Jr., John A. Davidson Jr., and George B. Shaner, who sold the land to William T. Womeldorf. After dying in 1894 without a proper will, Womeldorf’s land fell under scrutiny as his heirs fought to seize control of the land. In 1907 the land was officially deed to the William Womeldorf Heirs.

In 1995 Florence and Cora Womeldorf hired Charles Volpe to sell their large farm. The two sisters had lived on the land since 1910, farming it their entire life. Eventually, the idea emerged to develop the property after realizing the land was less than suitable for farming.