Tinsley Tavern, also known as Tinsleyville Tavern, is a historic inn and tavern located near Columbia in Goochland County, Virginia. It was built about 1802, and is a two-story, vernacular Federal period building. It has a center passage plan, and features wood-frame construction with weatherboard cladding. A 1+12-story, rear addition dates to about 1920. The building was used as a drover's tavern until 1836, after which it was occupied as a single family home.[3]

Tinsley Tavern
Property entrance
Tinsley Tavern is located in Virginia
Tinsley Tavern
Tinsley Tavern is located in the United States
Tinsley Tavern
Location2791 Elk Island Rd., near Columbia, Virginia
Coordinates37°45′41″N 78°06′10″W / 37.76139°N 78.10278°W / 37.76139; -78.10278
Area11 acres (4.5 ha)
Builtc. 1802 (1802), c. 1920
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.07000276[1]
VLR No.037-0032
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 4, 2007
Designated VLRDecember 6, 2006[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Phyllis B. Silber (August 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tinsley Tavern" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos