Home to Harrisonburg’s first mayor Isaac Hardesty, the house bears his name and the name of the physician, Henry Higgins, who began construction in 1848.

Today, the house serves visitors daily Mon-Sun 9 am-5 pm. Inside you will find experienced travel specialists, a state-certified Visitor Center, Rocktown Gift Shoppe, Heritage Bakery and Café, the Valley Turnpike Museum, and one of five Civil War Orientation Centers in the Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Historic District.