Tinsley Tavern

Tinsley Tavern
Location 2791 Elk Island Rd., near Columbia, Virginia
Coordinates 37°45′41″N 78°06′10″W / 37.76139°N 78.10278°W / 37.76139; -78.10278Coordinates: 37°45′41″N 78°06′10″W / 37.76139°N 78.10278°W / 37.76139; -78.10278
Area 11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built c. 1802 (1802), c. 1920
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 07000276[1]
VLR # 037-0032
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 4, 2007
Designated VLR December 6, 2006[2]

Tinsley Tavern, also known as Tinsleyville Tavern, is a historic inn and tavern located near Columbia in Goochland County, Virginia. It was built about 1802, and is a two-story, vernacular Federal period building. It has a center passage plan, and features wood frame construction with weatherboard cladding. A 1 1/2-story, rear addition dates to about 1920. The building was used as a drover’s tavern until 1836, after which it was occupied as a single family home.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[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. Phyllis B. Silber (August 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tinsley Tavern" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos


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