The story of Afton Villa is the story of a succession of people who have owned and loved it through over a century and a half, all of whom have contributed something to its beauty and in turn have left something of themselves – their vision, hopes, sorrows, joys, and tragedies. It is this intermingling of joy and sadness that gives Afton Villa a strange, haunting beauty that visitors usually feel as they enter the gates and first look down through the cathedral-like archway of live oaks that line the winding avenue for one-half mile. It is this quality that endures even though the villa itself was destroyed by fire in 1963 and only the gardens remain.
Read more about the history here.
