The Lane Hotel

The Lane Hotel
Front of the hotel
Location 68 Church Street, Mathews, Virginia
Coordinates 37°26′3″N 76°19′19″W / 37.43417°N 76.32194°W / 37.43417; -76.32194Coordinates: 37°26′3″N 76°19′19″W / 37.43417°N 76.32194°W / 37.43417; -76.32194
Area 1.62 acres (0.66 ha)
Built c. 1840 (1840)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 11000065[1]
VLR # 057-0070
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 1, 2011
Designated VLR December 16, 2010[2]

The Lane Hotel, also known as the Hotel Mathews and The White Dog Inn, is a historic inn and tavern located at Mathews, Mathews County, Virginia. It was built about 1840, and is a 2 1/2-story, rectangular frame building with an adjoining kitchen. It features a prominent two-story Greek Revival front porch added in 1916 and a three-part, semi-circular window under the front gable known as a "Billups" Window. Also added in 1916 to the east and west of the original building are two-story square wings. The building was moved back from Church Street an approximate distance of 25 feet in 1916.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1] It is currently the site of a restaurant called the White Dog Bistro.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/28/11 through 3/04/11. National Park Service. 2011-03-11.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Laurie Whiteway (August 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Lane Hotel" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying five photos
  4. ↑ "History of WDB - The White Dog Bistro Restaurant - Mathews, VA". thewhitedogbistro.com. Retrieved 28 September 2015.


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