Old Camp Meadow at Homestead Preserve
Homestead Preserve is a preservation community located in rural Bath County, Virginia near the iconic 18th-century resort, The Homestead. This collateral was created to sell a dozen premium homesites at Old Camp Meadow, once a resting place for travelers. The journal concept was developed with the idea that you could keep the leather binding as part of a personal journal–one that would record the history you and your family would make together. Produced at Hill Mullikin in collaboration with Jeff Brostoff and Jami Mullikin. Copy is provided below the images.
COVER: Homestead Preserve. The Journey To Old Camp Meadow.
Homestead Preserve is home to a collection of charming neighborhoods. None more appealing than the elevated landscape just south of The Homestead® resort known as Delafield Rise. Just up this gentle slope, amid stunning vistas and the comforting canopy of the Highlands woods lies Old Camp Meadow.
For a century or more, travelers have selected this pleasant clearing upon Delafield Rise to take respite from their journey. A gathering place to rest. Relax. And enjoy one another’s company. It’s here on this very ground that twelve families are invited to enjoy a wonderful and gratifying journey of their own. A passage through time marked by natural splendor. Togetherness. And an appreciation of life to be shared for generations.
The Homestead: American Birthplace of The Good Life.
The resplendent beauty of Bath County and the Virginia Highlands has endured for the ages. The pleasing, four-season climate, the timeless majesty of the mountains and the healing powers of the hot and warm springs led to the establishment of The Homestead resort in 1766. It is now as it was then, America’s premiere mountain retreat. For over 240 years, discerning travelers, world leaders, captains of industry and sportsmen have found an unmatched haven of rejuvenation and relaxation, vigorous recreation and championship golf.
Fine dining, fellowship and an incomparable commitment to service complement the scenic beauty and historic legacy of The Homestead. This Virginia hotel and resort is steeped in the rich and timeless tradition of Southern hospitality that treats all visitors with a gracious and welcoming atmosphere. Listed among a long and storied legacy of distinguished guests are Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Robert E. Lee, Thomas Edison, 28 American Presidents and foreign monarchs.
Enjoy Privileged Resort Access.
Residents of Homestead Preserve will enjoy complete access to the amenities and traditions of The Homestead through membership in the Homestead Golf and Tennis Club. The entire Homestead resort is at your service. Just down the road from your home, you’ll enjoy golf on three championship courses, including The Cascades Course by William S. Flynn, The Old Course designed by Donald Ross and featuring the oldest first tee in continuous use in the U.S. and the Lower Cascades Course by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. Additional amenities include a world class spa, equestrian center, 100 miles of trails, falconry, Orvis® Fly Fishing gun club, ice skating, indoor/outdoor swimming and a fitness center.
Conde’ Nast Traveler readers recently voted The Homestead fifth among The Top 100 Golf Resorts in North and Central America, The Caribbean, Ireland and Scotland. Homestead Preserve residents will live where the game’s most discriminating travelers prefer to stay and play.
Soak Up The Timeless Charm of Bath County.
Family, friends and neighbors still mean something in Bath County, Virginia. The time-honored traditions of Highlands living are alive and well here. Time has passed ever so kindly in this pastoral countryside, where hundreds of thousands of acres of breathtaking Allegheny mountain views are made all the more spectacular by thick woodlands, meandering streams and breathtaking waterfalls. A sanctuary of natural wonder, Bath County is home not only to The Homestead and Homestead Preserve, but the George Washington National Forest, Douthat State Park and The Nature Conservancy’s Warm Springs Mountain Preserve.
As early as the 1660s, visitors traveled to the Virginia Highlands to relish the clear mountain air, “take the waters” of the restorative springs, and revel in the breathtaking country landscapes. Little has changed since. In the long and celebrated history of Bath County, there has never been a more promising era than now. And there has never been a more inviting and fitting community in which to live than Homestead Preserve.
Homestead Preserve. A Future As Rich As Its Past.
People first came to these majestic Virginia hills to find a grand retreat, famous for its soothing natural mineral springs and escape from the rigors of everyday living. Today, this retreat is finally available for a fortunate few to enjoy every day, every season.
Homestead Preserve, 11,500 acres of glorious beauty, protected by the venerable Homestead Resort, is a community unlike any you have experienced. Life at Homestead Preserve marks a return to a simpler, richer way of life amid natural elegance, where the past, present and future converge to create a stunning retreat. The home you create here will have strong roots in a glorious past, strong enough to thrive for generations to come. Indeed, you and your family will become part of an ageless, never-ending story.
The Best Things In Life Never Change.
Land this pristine, this inspiring and this well suited for mountain living is a rarity indeed. The unspoiled nature of Homestead Preserve is the direct result of careful stewardship by its neighbor, The Homestead. The very day the developer acquired the land, the first official act was to transfer 9,250 acres to The Nature Conservancy to ensure that this “last great place” would be protected in perpetuity.
Additional donation of conservation easements on 935 additional acres to the Virginia Outdoors Foundation further guarantees awe-inspiring landscapes of mountains and meadows for generations to come. In the end, no more than 325 of the original 11,500 acres will ever be affected by development. The Homestead Preserve your great grandchildren will cherish will very much resemble the Homestead Preserve you enjoy today.
The Virginia Hot Springs Preservation Trust
A portion of every property sale at Homestead Preserve goes to The Virginia Hot Springs Preservation Trust. To date, the Trust has raised over $1 million in funds to be used for historic preservation and restoration, environmental conservation and stewardship, agricultural cultivation and other worthwhile efforts aimed at preserving the rich heritage of the region
Your Storied Address In Old Camp Meadow.
The healing and restorative nature of the Virginia Highlands has never been limited to the springs. Just south of The Homestead, a crisscross of old trails meander up and through lush acres of sugar maple and oak. This gentle slope is known as Delafield Rise, named for nineteenth century physician Francis Delafield, who created a path calculated to offer “controlled exercise,” fresh air and the most advantageous of health benefits to those who walked it.
Within Delafield Rise, Old Camp Meadow stands much as it stood over 100 years ago when it first invited respite from mountain travel. It’s here amid this modest clearing that once invited travelers to stop, stretch their legs and make a comfortable camp, that Homestead Preserve is offering one its most anticipated real estate releases to date
There’s A Lot of History To Look Forward To.
Traditions and customs that shaped this land continue to be revered. They echo in these magnificent hills, and manifest themselves in the healing waters and tranquil valleys. History is alive here, well preserved in a natural sanctuary. In Old Camp Meadow, perhaps the finest history of all is yet to be made.
The exclusive release of homesites at Old Camp Meadow will be limited to just a dozen families who wish to share in the legacy of this rich community from the beginning. These are families who, like their neighbors, wish to ensure that the best of the Virginia Highlands lives on in the traditions and customs they embrace and celebrate together.
Homestead Preserve. 240 Years of Heritage In Every Home.
Families are building their own homesteads to be cherished generation after generation, carefully crafted to blend with the architectural heritage of Bath County and the natural surroundings of the region. Immersed in history and adorned by thriving woodlands, Old Camp Meadow residents will enjoy a one-of-a-kind community and all the delights of the venerable and historic resort nearby.
Sold through a Priority Reservation process, Old Camp Meadow homesites are priced from $300,000. Only 12 select homesites are scheduled to be released at an early spring launch. Because the release at Old Camp Meadow is exceptionally exclusive, we urge you to make your reservation as soon as possible. Call 866.751.1969.
