Old Hotel (Dumfries, Virginia)

Old Hotel, also known as Williams Ordinary and Love's Tavern, is a historic inn and tavern located at Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia. It is dated to about 1765, and is a two-story, five bay, Georgian style brick building. It features stone quoins and a stone doorway. The building has a fully molded wood cornice with modillions, hipped roof, and four interior end chimneys.[3] In the fall of 2016, new evidence emerged from dendrochronology testing by the Oxford Tree Ring Laboratory in Baltimore that the building may not be as old as previously thought. The dendrochronology testing, which examines the wood in the building, reveals the structure may date to 1786–87, just before George Washington took office. The building, one of the oldest in Prince William County, is currently used by the county for its Historic Preservation offices.[4]

Old Hotel
Old Hotel, March 2007
LocationU.S. 1, Dumfries, Virginia
Coordinates38°34′7″N 77°19′27″W
Area0 acres (0 ha)
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.69000273[1]
VLR No.212-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1969
Designated VLRMay 13, 1969[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Hotel" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. "Tests reveal Williams Ordinary in Dumfries not as old as we thought," Potomac Local


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