Western Hotel | |
Location | 5th and Madison Sts., Lynchburg, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°24′57″N 79°8′57″W / 37.41583°N 79.14917°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 74002236 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 22, 1974 |
The Western Hotel, or Joseph Nichols' Tavern, is a historic building located at Lynchburg, Virginia. It is the last of the city's many ante-bellum taverns and ordinaries, and is an important example of early Federal-style commercial architecture. It stands at what was for many years the western entrance to the city. It is known to have been operated as a tavern as early as 1815 by Joseph Nichols. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1] It is located in the Fifth Street Historic District.