The Lane Hotel

The Lane Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	68 Church Street, Mathews, Virginia
Coordinates	37°26′3″N76°19′19″W / 37.43417°N 76.32194°W / 37.43417; -76.32194
Area	1.62 acres (0.66 ha)
Built	c. 1840 (1840)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	11000065 [1]
VLR No.	057-0070
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 1, 2011
Designated VLR	December 16, 2010 [2]

The Lane Hotel, also known as the Hotel Mathews and The White Dog Inn, is a historic inn and tavern located at Mathews, Mathews County, Virginia. It was built about 1840, and is a 2 1/2-story, rectangular frame building with an adjoining kitchen. It features a prominent two-story Greek Revival front porch added in 1916 and a three-part, semi-circular window under the front gable known as a "Billups" Window. Also added in 1916 to the east and west of the original building are two-story square wings. The building was moved back from Grove street an approximate distance of 25 feet in 1916. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. ^[1] It is currently the site of a restaurant called the White Dog Bistro. ^[4]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/28/11 through 3/04/11. National Park Service. March 11, 2011.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
3. Laurie Whiteway (August 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Lane Hotel" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying five photos
4. "History of WDB - The White Dog Bistro Restaurant - Mathews, VA". thewhitedogbistro.com. Retrieved September 28, 2015.

External links

• The White Dog Inn website