{"nrhp_refnum":"07000398","name":"DeJarnette's Tavern","other_names":["DeJarnette House","Daniel DeJarnette Tavern","Staunton River Hunt Club","DHR Id#041-0067"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"4080 Stagecoach Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Nathalie","county":"Halifax County","state":"VA","lat":37.01308659600005,"lon":-79.00581026899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-05-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"DeJarnette's Tavern is a one-and-one-half-story Colonial wood-frame building on a stone foundation at 4080 Stagecoach Road (Route 40) near Nathalie in Halifax County, Virginia, built in the late 18th century by the DeJarnette family, with four outbuildings on about 3 acres.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the tavern is significant for commerce, having served as a stagecoach stop, tavern or ordinary and gathering place along a well-traveled road. It is also significant for architecture, since the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation considers it the most unchanged 18th-century tavern in Virginia. It is believed to be the oldest building in Halifax County, though this is unconfirmed.","narrative":"Set about 20 feet from Route 40 in Halifax County, Virginia, this one-and-one-half-story Colonial building was constructed in the late 18th century and was operating as a tavern by 1782, according to court records. It is framed in wood on a stone foundation under an unusually deep gable roof. Inside, the large front tavern room keeps plain, unpainted wall sheathing, beaded joists, an enclosed stair and early board-and-batten doors with wrought-nailed hinges. A rear ell and new siding were added in the early 20th century. The DeJarnette family owned it for six generations, and it served as a stagecoach stop and mustering place. It was also the meeting site for an aborted slave revolt in 1802. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation regards it as the most unchanged 18th-century tavern in Virginia. Four deteriorated outbuildings survive behind it: two tobacco barns, a chicken coop and a log granary. Its commercial role and well-preserved architecture support its listing.","period_of_significance":"1780-1947","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Owned by a preservation organization since 2001. The main building and all four outbuildings are in poor or deteriorated condition, and part of the roof and porch ceiling collapsed in October 2006, with a contractor secured for repair.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:03.411806-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/56/6810/41681056/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/07000398.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000398/6efc54b864-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000398/6efc54b864-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Tim Ross","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DeJarnettesTavern2005.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Ross</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DeJarnettesTavern2005.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681056","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeJarnette%27s_Tavern","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5243920"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/halifax-county/dejarnettes-tavern-07000398/"}