Hallsborough Tavern

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Hallsborough Tavern
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LocationWest of Midlothian on U.S. 60, near Midlothian, Virginia
Coordinates 37°30′31″N77°42′40″W / 37.50861°N 77.71111°W / 37.50861; -77.71111
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Builtc. 1790 (1790)
NRHP reference No. 80004181 [1]
VLR No.020-0030
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 1980
Designated VLRDecember 18, 1979 [2]

Hallsborough Tavern is a historic inn and tavern located near Midlothian, Chesterfield County, Virginia. The original center section was built about 1790, and is a 1+12-story, three-bay, double pen frame structure on a brick foundation. It was expanded by 1832, with the addition of the 1+12-story western section and two-story, double pen eastern section. It served travelers on the old Buckingham Road throughout much of the 19th century. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hallsborough Tavern" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo