Boyd Tavern (Albemarle County, Virginia)

Boyd Tavern (Ablemarle County, Virginia)
Boyd Tavern, January 2014.
Location VA 616, Boyd Tavern, Virginia
Coordinates 37°58′59.77″N 78°20′28.31″W / 37.9832694°N 78.3411972°W / 37.9832694; -78.3411972Coordinates: 37°58′59.77″N 78°20′28.31″W / 37.9832694°N 78.3411972°W / 37.9832694; -78.3411972
Area 3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
Built 1831 (1831)
Architectural style 2 story side gabled
NRHP reference # 09000919[1]
VLR # 002-0085
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 12, 2009
Designated VLR September 17, 2009[2]

Boyd Tavern, also known as Old Boyd Tavern, Watson's Ordinary, and Shepherd's Inn, is a historic tavern located in Boyd Tavern, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built about 1831, and is a two-story, two-over-two, three bay double pile frame structure. It sits on a fieldstone foundation and has a side gable roof. A one-story addition was built in the early-20th century. The property includes a family cemetery used by the Shepherds, owners of the property from the mid-1800s to 1937. The building housed a tavern, store, and post office at various times until 1937, when it became a single family dwelling. The house was renovated in 1978.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ↑ Marcia L. Buck (September 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Boyd Tavern" (PDF). and Accompanying five photos


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