Red Lane Tavern

Red Lane Tavern
Location 3009 Lower Hill Rd., Powhatan, Virginia
Coordinates 37°31′46″N 77°51′29″W / 37.52944°N 77.85806°W / 37.52944; -77.85806Coordinates: 37°31′46″N 77°51′29″W / 37.52944°N 77.85806°W / 37.52944; -77.85806
Area 6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built 1832 (1832)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 01001516[1]
VLR # 072-0044
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 24, 2002
Designated VLR June 13, 2001[2]

Red Lane Tavern is a historic inn and tavern located at Powhatan, Powhatan County, Virginia. It was built in 1832, and is a 1 1/2-story, log building set on a brick foundation. The main block has a gable roof and exterior end chimneys. It has a 1 1/2-story kitchen connect to the main block by a one-story addition. The building housed an ordinary from 1836 to 1845. It is representative of a Tidewater South folk house.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Kimberly Merkel Chen and Lyle Browning (March 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Red Lane Tavern" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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