Rippa Villa

Historical location tour

Mr VanDyke was an amazing tour guide. He was engaging, friendly, and more knowledgeable than we could have hoped for. He told taught is so much about the history of this beautiful farm and the familie...

Excellent!

Wow, what a great learning opportunity. Bella was our guide; she may be young but wise in her words. Very informative, I learnt more about the civil war then what was taught in schools. Such a beaut...

Fabulous tour!

Fabulous tour of a fabulous house! It's 10,000 square feet! While it is still being renovated, the tour guide explained that before we began and I found it interesting because the open walls in vari...

Appreciated how the guide knew the people who once owned the home.

This house has recently been acquired by the Franklin Battlefield Trust, so the renovations are in process and the house is pretty bear. I was okay with that--I have been to enough period homes that I...

Great historical information of the Civil War

This home has an interesting past. The tour was very good…. Shiela, our guide was fantastic and so knowledgeable. She gave us so much information about the home but also about the battle that was fo...