Boykin's Tavern

Historic commercial building in Virginia, United States

United States historic place

Significant dates

Boykin's Tavern
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register

Boykin's Tavern, April 2013
36°54′27″N 76°42′34″W / 36.90750°N 76.70944°W / 36.90750; -76.70944
Area	less than one acre
Built	c. 1790 (1790), 1900–1902
Built by	Boykin, Col. F.
Architectural style	Colonial, Federal
NRHP reference No.	74002131^[1]
VLR No.	046-0028
Added to NRHP	June 19, 1974
Designated VLR	May 21, 1974^[2]

Boykin's Tavern is a historic inn and tavern located at Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The original structure was built about 1790, and expanded to two stories with a 1+1⁄2-story gambrel-roofed wing in the early 19th century. A two-story wing and two-story porch were added in 1900–1902. It has four brick external end chimneys and a standing seam metal gable roof. The interior reflects the transition between the Colonial and Federal styles. It is the only surviving structure associated with the Isle of Wight Courthouse of 1800.^[3] The building is occupied by a local history museum.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]

References

^ ^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. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (May 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Boykin's Tavern" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo