Bacon's Castle in Surry County, Virginia is seeking interns to help preserve and promote the historic 1665 site. As the last surviving example of Jacobean architecture and oldest surviving brick dwelling in Virginia, the Castle offers internship experiences in community development, sales, marketing, preservation, and more. Interns will provide tours, manage projects and customer service, and represent the Castle through public speaking and outreach. The internship provides hands-on skills training in areas like communication, marketing, and preservation to benefit one's future career. Interested candidates should contact Caroline Brandau to apply.

1. BACON’S CASTLE
465 Baconʼs Castle Trail Surry, Virginia, 23883 757.357.5976 cbrandau@preservationvirginia.org
Join the Intern Cadre at Baconʼs Castle!
Your Internship will provide you Built in 1665 Preservation Virginiaʼs Baconʼs Castle is an historic site,
Cultural Resource Management
garden & house museum located in Surry County, Virginia. As North
experience including
Americaʼs last surviving example of Jacobean Architecture & oldest
• Community Development example of a 17th-century English formal garden & Virginiaʼs oldest
• Sales & Marketing
• Historic Preservation surviving brick dwelling the Castle has many opportunities for interns to
• Public Speaking explore their passions & develop professional skills with immediate
• Business & Industry Networking
• AAM Best Practices practical applications. The Site is situated on a 40-acre tract of land with
• Museum Operations several outbuildings including extremely rare examples of an early
• Educational Programming
• Special Event Management Tidewater Virginia Barn & 1820ʼs Slave Dwelling.
Interns should possess The extensive historic
• Confidence
preservation projects inspired me
• Grace & Superb Customer Service to choose Baconʼs Castle. I
Skills wanted to be a part of something
• High Work Ethic
• Professionalism important & help preserve the site
• Willingness to go above and beyond for another 350 years. Many jobs
the call-of-duty
in historic preservation today
• Effective Public Speaking Skills
• High Energy require numerous skills. At
• A desire to help the Site become more Baconʼs Castle I acquired skills in
self-sustaining
communication, marketing, and
historic preservation. I will be able
Interns should be prepared to
I chose to intern at Bacon' Castle to use these skills in my future
• Provide Guided Guest Tours
based on the wide variety of training at ventures. Caitlin McCafferty,
• Manage the full spectrum of superb
the Site. Experiences gained from my BA, Historic Preservation,
customer experiences
• Manage historic preservation projects internship include graceful customer University of Mary Washington
• Represent Baconʼs Castle within the
Community & Regionally
service, effective marketing, &
• Maintain Exhibits & Museum appropriate historic preservation
Housekeeping
practices. Preservation Virginiaʼs
• Demonstrate Grace & Professionalism
under high stress circumstances Bacon's Castle is known for its
• Demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft extremely rare architectural features
Operating Systems & Office Suite
Applications & Google Docs
but also for encapsulating nearly four
centuries of history at one Site! It is a
landmark that I feel passionate about
Email Caroline Brandau, preserving for our community for years
Museum Interpreter, at to come. Travis Taylor, BA, History,
University of Virginia
Baconʼs Castle to submit
your credentials for
consideration & schedule
an interview.