Michie Tavern, 683 Thomas Jefferson Parkway (moved from Buck Mountain Road), Charlottesville, Charlottesville, Virginia
Summary
2000 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry
Significance: Michie Tavern was built as a residence between 1772 and 1773. It stands as an example of the historic preservation movement in the 1920s. It is also the only tavern in Albemarle County to have an exterior taproom and represents the vernacular form associated with taverns in early Albemarle County.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N810
Survey number: HABS VA-1357
Building/structure dates: 1772-1773 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: after. 1920- before. 1930 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Redmann, Christopher P, delineator
Location
Charlottesville (Va.), 38.02931, -78.47668
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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