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Old Stone Tavern (Atkins, Virginia)

Coordinates: 36°51′51″N 81°26′12″W / 36.86417°N 81.43667°W / 36.86417; -81.43667
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Old Stone Tavern
Old Stone Tavern (Atkins, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Old Stone Tavern (Atkins, Virginia)
Old Stone Tavern (Atkins, Virginia) is located in the United States
Old Stone Tavern (Atkins, Virginia)
LocationUS 11, near Atkins, Virginia
Coordinates36°51′51″N 81°26′12″W / 36.86417°N 81.43667°W / 36.86417; -81.43667
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Builtc. 1815 (1815)
NRHP reference No.82004595[1]
VLR No.086-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 1982
Designated VLRMarch 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 by Frederick Cullop before 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 received Virginia Landmark status in 1981 (VLR Listing Date 03/17/1981)––[4] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ "086-0002 Old Stone Tavern".