Tyro Tavern

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Tyro Tavern
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LocationNC 150, Tyro, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°48′23″N80°22′37″W / 35.80639°N 80.37694°W / 35.80639; -80.37694 Coordinates: 35°48′23″N80°22′37″W / 35.80639°N 80.37694°W / 35.80639; -80.37694
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1840 (1840)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPS Davidson County MRA
NRHP reference No. 84002154 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 16, 1984

Tyro Tavern, also known as Thompson House and Davis House, is a historic home located at Tyro, Davidson County, North Carolina. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, five bay by three bay, Greek Revival style brick dwelling. It has a one-story, shed roofed rear porch. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [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. Ruth Little (February 1983). "Tyro Tavern" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.