Yates Tavern

Yates Tavern
Yancy Cabin, HABS Photo
Location S of Gretna on U.S. 29, near Gretna, Virginia
Coordinates 36°56′8″N 79°22′5″W / 36.93556°N 79.36806°W / 36.93556; -79.36806Coordinates: 36°56′8″N 79°22′5″W / 36.93556°N 79.36806°W / 36.93556; -79.36806
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Architectural style Tidewater-Upland House
NRHP Reference # 74002143[1]
VLR # 071-0060
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 19, 1974
Designated VLR November 19, 1974[2]

Yates Tavern, also known as Yancy Cabin, is a historic tavern located near Gretna, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The building dates to the late-18th or early-19th century, and is a two-story, frame building sheathed in weatherboard. It measures approximately 18 feet by 24 feet and has eight-inch jetty on each long side at the second-floor level. It is representative of a traditional hall-and-parlor Tidewater house. The building was occupied by a tavern in the early-19th century. It was restored in the 1970s.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (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. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Yates Tavern" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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