Avoca, the principal architectural and cultural landmark of the Town of Altavista, Virginia is an American Queen Anne-style house. It was designed by architect J.M.B. Lewis and built in 1901. Designated a Virginia Historic Landmark and listed in the National Register of Historic Places, Avoca is the site of Revolutionary Patriot Colonel Charles Lynch, Final resting place of Civil War Brigadier General James Dearing, and home of the Fauntleroy Family. The property was donated to the Town of Altavista in 1981 and was restored beginning in 1991 by the Lane Company and Country Living Magazine.