Carter's Tavern | |
Front and eastern side | |
Location | Northwest of Paces, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 36°40′30″N79°8′4″W / 36.67500°N 79.13444°W Coordinates: 36°40′30″N79°8′4″W / 36.67500°N 79.13444°W |
Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference # | 74002120 [1] |
VLR # | 041-0008 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 11, 1974 |
Designated VLR | September 17, 1974 [2] |
Carter's Tavern is a historic inn and tavern located at Paces, Halifax County, Virginia. It dates to the late-18th and early-19th century and consists of a two-story, double-pile, side-hall-plan main frame section and an earlier 1 1/2-story frame wing on the west end. Both the main part and the wing are covered by gable roofs with simple box cornices. The building was thoroughly restored in 1972. Carter's Tavern remained in operation until 1843. [3]
Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging and usually food and drink. They are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommodation for horses.
A tavern is a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food, and in most cases, where travelers receive lodging. An inn is a tavern that has a license to put up guests as lodgers. The word derives from the Latin taberna whose original meaning was a shed, workshop, stall, or pub.
Halifax County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,241. Its county seat is Halifax.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]
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