Old Stone Tavern | |
Location | US 11, near Atkins, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 36°51′51″N 81°26′12″W / 36.86417°N 81.43667°W |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Built | c. 1815 |
NRHP reference No. | 82004595 [1] |
VLR No. | 086-0002 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | July 8, 1982 |
Designated VLR | March 17, 1981 [2] |
Old Stone Tavern, also known as Rock House, is a historic inn and tavern located near Atkins, Smyth County, Virginia. It was built by Frederick Cullop before 1815, and is a two-story, three-bay, limestone structure with a central-hall plan. A frame rear ell was added in the mid-19th century. It has a side-gable roof. The front facade features a mid-19th-century porch supported by chamfered columns connected on each level by a decorative cyma frieze and sawn balustrade. The tavern was built to accommodate travelers in the heavy migration through Cumberland Gap to the west in the early 19th century. [3]
It received Virginia Landmark status in 1981 (VLR Listing Date 03/17/1981)–– [4] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]