Yew Hill-Robert Ashby's Tavern-Shacklett's Tavern, known before 1760 as "Watts" or "Watts Ordinary", is a historic inn and tavern located near Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia. The main house was built about 1760–1761, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, three-bay, Colonial-era frame structure. It sits on a stone foundation and features a jerkin-head gable roof. Also on the property are the contributing meat house, built about 1760–1817; barn (1798–1799, 1857); and spring house ruin (c. 1800). The building housed an ordinary from the time of its construction until 1879.[3]
Yew Hill-Robert Ashby's Tavern-Shacklett's Tavern | |
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| Location | 10030 John Marshall Hwy., near Delaplane, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′14″N 77°55′28″W / 38.90389°N 77.92444°W |
| Area | 98 acres (40 ha) |
| Built | 1760-1761 |
| Architectural style | Colonial, Double-pile |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001535[1] |
| VLR No. | 030-0060 |
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| Added to NRHP | January 20, 2005 |
| Designated VLR | December 1, 2004[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[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.
- ^ Cheryl H. Shepherd (August 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Yew Hill-Robert Ashby's Tavern-Shacklett's Tavern" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos