Old Hotel (Dumfries, Virginia)

Historic commercial building in Virginia, United States

United States historic place

Coordinates38°34′7″N 77°19′27″W / 38.56861°N 77.32417°W / 38.56861; -77.32417

Area0 acres (0 ha)

ArchitecturalstyleGeorgian

Significant dates

Old Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register

Old Hotel, March 2007
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Location	U.S. 1, Dumfries, Virginia
Coordinates	38°34′7″N 77°19′27″W / 38.56861°N 77.32417°W / 38.56861; -77.32417
Area	0 acres (0 ha)
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP reference No.	69000273^[1]
VLR No.	212-0001
Added to NRHP	November 12, 1969
Designated VLR	May 13, 1969^[2]

Old Hotel, also known as Williams Ordinary and Love's Tavern, is a historic inn and tavern located in Dumfries, Virginia.

It is dated to about 1765, and is a two-story, five-bay, Georgian style brick building. It features stone quoins and a stone doorway. The building has a fully molded wood cornice with modillions, hipped roof, and four interior end chimneys.^[3]

In the fall of 2016, new evidence emerged from dendrochronology testing by the Oxford Tree Ring Laboratory in Baltimore that the building may not be as old as previously thought. The dendrochronology testing, which examines the wood in the building, reveals the structure may date to 1786–87, just before George Washington took office. The building, one of the oldest in Prince William County, is currently used by the county for its Historic Preservation offices.^[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Hotel" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
↑ "Tests reveal Williams Ordinary in Dumfries not as old as we thought," Potomac Local

External links

Williams' Ordinary, Main Street, Dumfries, Prince William County, VA: 2 photos at Historic American Buildings Survey

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