William Rand Tavern Explained

William Rand Tavern
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:March 17, 2004[1]
Designated Other1 Number:300-0037
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:112 W. Main St., Smithfield, Virginia
Coordinates:36.9819°N -76.6322°W
Built:c., 1922-1923
Architecture:Georgian
Added:May 27, 2004
Refnum:04000548

William Rand Tavern, also known as Rectory of the Christ Episcopal Church, Sykes Inn, and Smithfield Inn, is a historic inn and tavern located at Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia. It was built about 1752, and is a two-story, five-bay, Georgian style brick and frame building. It has a standing-seam metal hipped roof with parged brick chimneys at the building ends. A rear addition was built in 1922–1923. It opened as a tavern in 1759, and operated as such until 1854, when the Vestry of Christ Church purchased it. The church sold the property in 1892, and it resumed use as an inn in 1922.[2] It is now operated as a bed and breakfast.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. It is located in the Smithfield Historic District.

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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: William Rand Tavern. Kimble A. David. April 2004. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo