French's Tavern Explained

French's Tavern
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 13, 1988[1]
Designated Other1 Number:072-0105
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:6100 Old Buckingham Rd., near Ballsville, Virginia
Coordinates:37.4928°N -78.0828°W
Built:c.
Added:April 21, 1989
Refnum:89000293

French's Tavern, also known as Swan's Creek Plantation, Indian Camp, Harris's Store, and The Coleman Place, is a historic house and tavern located near Ballsville, Powhatan County, Virginia. The two-story, frame building complex is in five distinct sections, with the earliest dated to about 1730. The sections consist of the main block, the wing, the annex, the hyphen and galleries. It was built as the manor home for a large plantation, and operated as an ordinary in the first half of the 19th century.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: French's Tavern . Elmer H. and Agnes E. Gish. September 1988. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo