Tuckwiller Tavern, also known as Valley View Stock Farm, Inc. and Wilson Farm, is a historic tavern located at Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It was built between 1826 and 1828, and is a large, two-story (plus basement) rectangular brick building with a one-story ell in an early rusticated Greek Revival style. It sits on a fieldstone foundation and features a portico supported by four massive, white wooden columns. Also on the property is a brick smokehouse. During the American Civil War, it was used as a headquarters and barracks in 1864 by Union General David Hunter.[2]
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| Location | 2 miles northwest of Lewisburg on U.S. Route 60, near Lewisburg, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°49′21″N 80°28′45″W / 37.82250°N 80.47917°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1826-1828 |
| Built by | John W. Dunn; David K. Spotts |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001891[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 4, 1975 |
It is believed to have been built by "local brickmasons, contractors, and 'architects'" John W. Dunn and David K. Spotts.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b C.E. Turley and James-E. Harding (September 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tuckwiller Tavern" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.