Tankersley Tavern Explained

Tankersley Tavern
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:April 21, 1987[1]
Designated Other1 Number:081-0201
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:37.7938°N -79.4283°W
Built:c.
Builder:John and Samuel Jordan
Added:November 3, 1988
Refnum:88002179

Tankersley Tavern, also known as Old Bridge, is a historic building located near Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia. It was built in three sections with the oldest dated to about 1835. It is a two-story, nine-bay, single pile, frame building with an exposed basement and a decorative two-level gallery on the front facade. Also on the property are the contributing washhouse/kitchen, three frame sheds and a stone abutment for a bridge. It was originally built as a toll house (toll gate) at the county end of the bridge crossing the Maury River from the Valley Turnpike into Lexington. It later housed a tavern, canal ticket office, general store, post office, and dwelling.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

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: Tankersley Tavern. Henry and Dolores Bausum and Pamela Simpson. February 1987 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo