History
IN THE BEGINNING…
The history of Virginia Homes of Boydton begins about 100 years ago. That’s right, the Arnold family has been in a form of the movable housing business for about 100 years.
Virginia Homes of Boydton is owned by R T “Tommy” Arnold. The General Manager of the business is Scott Arnold Sparkman, the fourth generation in this business. The family member who started it all was A. W. Arnold, father of Tommy.
NICHOLS BUS COMPANY, 1920’S IN PURVIS, MISSISSIPPI
NICHOLS BUS COMPANY
The Arnold family began in the housing business in the 1920’s in Purvis, Mississippi. Tommy Arnold’s father, A. W. Arnold, was a partner in Nichols Bus Company where his brother, Carl, also worked.
A. W. Arnold in middle, Carl Arnold on far right.
VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI
Nichols Bus Company moved operations from Purvis to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where there was a large building available, and adequate road system, and one of the few bridges that spanned the Mississippi River. During World War II, the company built barracks for the Army. After the War, the factory was used to build house trailers.
Units in the background were shipped to Army bases during World War II
A new, modern facility was built in Vicksburg in 1953, which was the first for assembly line production.
First Virginia Homes home built in Boydton, Virginia, 1969.
Virginia Homes of Boydton
Address:
142 Virginia Homes Lane
Boydton, Virginia 23917
(434) 738- 6807
Hours:
Monday through Friday (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Saturday and Sunday (Closed)