History of the Wolmendorf Farm
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 one mile east of the city of Lexington. The land on which this house stands was originally a portion of the famous "Borden Grant" 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, who died in 1894 without a proper will. The land fell under scrutiny as his heirs fought to seize control of the land. In 1907 the farm was officially deeded to the William Womeldorf Heirs.
In 2005 Florence and Cora Womeldorf (both in their 90’s) decided sell their large farm. The two sisters had lived on the land since 1910, farming it their entire life. Jay Landman’s idea on how to best develop the property embraced the quarry and fields for adaptive reuse in a natural, contained community.
