Rockbridge Inn
Rockbridge Inn | |
 Front of the inn | |
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| Location | Northern side of Herring Hall Rd. at its junction with Rices Hill Road, near Natural Bridge, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°39′20″N 79°32′14″W / 37.65556°N 79.53722°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1821-1823, 1841, 1880s |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000398[1] |
| VLR No. | 081-0399 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 7, 1995 |
| Designated VLR | April 28, 1995[2] |
Rockbridge Inn is a home which served as a historic inn and tavern located near Natural Bridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia. It was built between 1821 and 1823, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick building. A two-story frame wing was built in 1841. It was remodeled in the 1880s, with the addition of two-story porches and interior redecoration. It operated as an inn until the 1940s.[3] The property was owned in the 1880s by Colonel Henry Parsons, owner of Natural Bridge.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/081-0399/
- ^ Dianne and Joseph Pierce (July 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rockbridge Inn" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Drinking establishments on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Hotel buildings completed in 1823
- Buildings and structures in Rockbridge County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Rockbridge County, Virginia
- 1823 establishments in Virginia
- Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Rockbridge County, Virginia, geography stubs