Tuckwiller Tavern

Tuckwiller Tavern, also known as Valley View Stock Farm, Inc. and Wilson Farm, is a historic tavern located at Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It was built between 1826 and 1828, and is a large, two-story (plus basement) rectangular brick building with a one-story ell in an early rusticated Greek Revival style. It sits on a fieldstone foundation and features a portico supported by four massive, white wooden columns. Also on the property is a brick smokehouse. During the American Civil War, it was used as a headquarters and barracks in 1864 by Union General David Hunter.[2]

Tuckwiller Tavern
Tuckwiller Tavern is located in West Virginia
Tuckwiller Tavern
Tuckwiller Tavern is located in the United States
Tuckwiller Tavern
Location2 miles northwest of Lewisburg on U.S. Route 60, near Lewisburg, West Virginia
Coordinates37°49′21″N 80°28′45″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1826-1828
Built byJohn W. Dunn; David K. Spotts
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.75001891[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 4, 1975

It is believed to have been built by "local brickmasons, contractors, and 'architects'" John W. Dunn and David K. Spotts.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. C.E. Turley and James-E. Harding (September 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tuckwiller Tavern" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.


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