Salubria, whose Latin name means "healthy" or "good health", is a little-known gem of Virginia's Piedmont region, unlike the nearby Montpelier, home of James Madison. The house, built around 1757, is currently preserved though not fully restored. The building has not been repainted or furnished in period style, but much of the original timber remains intact.
The Germanna Historical Society has owned the house since 2000 and recently received a substantial grant to continue the revitalisation of Salubria and share the home with the public. Like many manor houses of this era, Salubria has a complicated and significant past. Enslaved people lived and worked there during the first century of the house's existence.
The hallways witnessed the passage of prominent figures from the early American years and witnessed skirmishes of the Civil War. Cary Grayson, personal physician to President Woodrow Wilson, was born at Salubria in 1878. The house has nearly the same floor plan as the George Wythe House in Williamsburg, Virginia, whose interior provides an approximation of how Salubria looked almost 300 years ago.
