Old Stone Tavern (Atkins, Virginia)
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| Location | US 11, near Atkins, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°51′51″N 81°26′12″W / 36.86417°N 81.43667°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | c. 1815 |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004595[1] |
| VLR No. | 086-0002 |
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| Added to NRHP | July 8, 1982 |
| Designated VLR | March 17, 1981[2] |
Old Stone Tavern, also known as Rock House, is a historic inn and tavern located near Atkins, Smyth County, Virginia. It was built about 1815, and is a two-story, three bay, limestone structure with a central-hall plan. A frame rear ell was added in the mid-19th century. It has a side gable roof. The front facade features a mid-19th century porch supported by chamfered columns connected on each level by a decorative cyma frieze and sawn balustrade. The tavern was built to accommodate travelers in the heavy migration through Cumberland Gap to the west in the early 19th century.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Stone Tavern" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
