31507 Old Valley Pike
Strasburg, VA 22657
Last updated on April 2, 2024
Directions from Mt. Zion Methodist Church to site 26:
  • Turn left onto E Locust St
  • In 500 feet turn right onto N Main St/ Old Valley Pike 
  • Continue for 11 mi on Old Valley Pike/US-211 then take a left turn onto Stover Ave
  • Keep left onto Old Valley Pike and in 700 feet the destination is on the right 
  • This is private property and there is no stopping at this site 
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Spengler Hall photographed by Nancy Branner Stewart.
The Spengler Hall was built in the early 1800s, most likely by the enslaved African Americans who lived there. The property was owned by Anthony Spengler, and 14 enslaved individuals lived on the property. There were nine enslaved males and five enslaved females. Four individuals were under Philip S. Spengler Jr, and 7 were under Anthony Spengler. The 7 people were Jim, Joe, Betsy, Charlotte, Peter and Sarah. Upon Anothy Spengler’s death, all were sold at an auction. On the Spengler Hall’s property, enslaved people were given multiple tasks that included property construction, maintaining and cleaning the home, cooking for the Spengler family and guests, manual farm labor, and production of items for the come and clothing for the family and themselves. Some enslaved individuals lived in a rear reserved wing in the house or shacks or other buildings near the fields.
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