07/28/2026
The Dinsmore is thrilled to be featured in The National Review! A lovely article about the picturesque setting of the author's new state of Virginia, with a detailed focus on Charlottesville and a stop at our historic inn. 😍
"Starting Again in Virginia" by John R. Puri
"My new state makes a good first impression. From the southern border shared with North Carolina up through the center, it's exactly as you would imagine: huge yet humble farm homes standing alone on perfect green fields. Little mailboxes and big American flags hung from actual flagpoles. Counties named after old English places and royals — Charlotte (for the queen), Prince Edward, Buckingham.
This is the sort of country that Thomas Jefferson hoped would blanket the continent. As I have covered in my trip, things got a bit more varied than he expected. No matter. The agrarian ideal lives on in ..."
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/starting-again-in-virginia/
