Tinsley Tavern

Tinsley Tavern
Property entrance
Tinsley Tavern is located in Virginia
Tinsley Tavern
Tinsley Tavern is located in the United States
Tinsley Tavern
Location2791 Elk Island Rd., near Columbia, Virginia
Coordinates37°45′41″N 78°06′10″W / 37.76139°N 78.10278°W / 37.76139; -78.10278
Area11 acres (4.5 ha)
Builtc. 1802 (1802), c. 1920
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.07000276[1]
VLR No.037-0032
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 4, 2007
Designated VLRDecember 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. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. 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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