Editing Stuarts Draft, Virginia (section)

==Arts and culture==

=== Events and festivals ===
Sweet Dreams is a family-friendly, day-long festival held in Stuarts Draft Park each summer since around 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sweet Dreams Festival » Stuarts Draft, Virginia |url=http://www.sweetdreamsday.com/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=Sweet Dreams Festival |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Architecture ===
Stuarts Draft has a historic commercial district located along Draft Avenue, formerly Main Street.<ref name=":2" /> Surviving structures from the railroad era include the Kube Blacksmith Shop (1928) and the Etter Funeral Home (1895), on the corner of Flory Avenue.<ref name=":14" /> Also on Draft Avenue, the Shenvalee Farmhouse (1890) is a [[Victorian architecture|Victorian-style]] house.<ref>{{Cite web |title=265 Draft Ave, Stuarts Draft, VA 24477 {{!}} MLS 635075 {{!}} Listing Information {{!}} Long & Foster |url=https://www.longandfoster.com/homes-for-sale/265-Draft-Ave-Stuarts-Draft-VA-24477-337488634 |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=www.longandfoster.com |language=en}}</ref>

Two properties in Stuarts Draft are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Dating to {{Circa|1857}}, the [[Bare House and Mill|Bare House]] is a [[Greek Revival architecture|Greek Revival]] and [[Italianate architecture|Italianate style]] brick house, located off Wilda Road.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Virginia, Augusta County |url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/va/Augusta/state.html |access-date=6 July 2012 |work=National Register of Historic Places}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":24">{{Cite web |date=September 28, 2022 |title=Bare House and Mill |url=https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/007-0834/ |access-date=December 1, 2022 |website=Virginia Department of Historic Resources}}</ref> Its related two-story stone mill, now in ruins, operated from 1795 through 1850.<ref name=":24" /> Other historic structures on the property include a brick well house and meat house, a small frame barn, and a cistern.<ref name=":24" />

Located on U.S. Route 340 (Stuarts Draft Highway), the [[Harper House (Stuarts Draft, Virginia)|Harper House]] is a two-story brick Italianate-style house from the mid-19th century.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> Other historic structures on the property that are included in the National Register listing include a large meat house and a two-story frame structure that likely was as a summer kitchen, laundry, and dwelling.<ref name=":25">{{Cite web |date=May 31, 2022 |title=Harper House |url=https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/007-0233/ |access-date=December 1, 2022 |website=Virginia Department of Historic Resources}}</ref> There is also a large mortise-and-tenon frame granary.<ref name=":25" />

Another historic property in Stuarts Draft, the Colter House is a two-story brick house located off of Locust Grove Lane.<ref name=":2" /> Parts of the Colter House may date to {{Circa|1770}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the Farm - Colter Farm |url=http://www.colterfarm.com/about-the-property |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=www. colter farm.com}}</ref> There is also a [[Craftsman Style|Craftsman style]] farmhouse (1901) at 239 Stuart Avenue.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-18 |title=1901 in Stuarts Draft, VA - $275,000 |url=https://www.oldhousedreams.com/2022/06/18/1901-in-stuarts-draft-va/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=www.oldhousedreams.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Churches ===
[[File:US_340_US_Route_340_-_Virginia_(8600381454).jpg|thumb|Calvary United Methodist Church]]
Churches located in Stuarts Draft include: Bible Truth Church, Calvary United Methodist Church, Destiny Family Center ([[Assemblies of God]]), Finley Memorial Presbyterian Church, Good Shepard Church of the Nazarene, Greenmonte Mennonite Church, Pilgrim Christian Fellowship ([[Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship]]), Rankin United Methodist Church, Rejoicing Life Church ([[International Church of the Foursquare Gospel]]), Ridgeview Baptist Church ([[Baptist Bible Fellowship International]]), Sherando United Methodist Church, Steadfast Church of God in Christ (Pentecostal), Stuarts Draft Baptist Church ([[Southern Baptist Convention]]), Stuarts Draft Christian Fellowship, Stuarts Draft Good Shepherd ([[Nazarene (title)|Nazarene]]), Stuarts Draft Mennonite Church, Valley Baptist Church (Independent), and White Hill Church of the Brethren.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-12-20 |title=Churches in Stuarts Draft Virginia - ChurchFinder.com |url=https://www.churchfinder.com/churches/va/stuarts-draft |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=Church Finder |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.rejoicinglifechurch.com/content.cfm?id=200 |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=Rejoicing Life Church |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bible Truth Church {{!}} |url=https://thebibletruthchurch.com/ |access-date=2022-12-02 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us {{!}} Finley Memorial Presbyterian Church |url=https://www.finleypres.com/about-us |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=Finley Presbyterian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Steadfast Church of God in Christ |url=https://www.usachurches.org/church/steadfast-church-of-god-in-christ.htm |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=USA Churches}}</ref>