{"nrhp_refnum":"11000065","name":"Lane Hotel, The","other_names":["Hotel Mathews","The White Dog Inn","DHR File No. 057-0070"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"68 Church St","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mathews","county":"Mathews County","state":"VA","lat":37.43612568700007,"lon":-76.32174444699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-03-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2-1/2-story wood frame hotel and tavern building with Greek Revival elements at 68 Church Street in downtown Mathews, Virginia, built around 1840 and expanded in 1916. It faces the Courthouse Green and is now operated as the White Dog Inn.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant in commerce as a long-running tavern and hotel in Mathews, operating under several names and owners from about 1840 into the early twentieth century. It is also significant in architecture for its Greek Revival elements, the 1916 porch and wings, and a distinctive half-round attic window found on several Mathews County buildings.","narrative":"Built around 1840 on Church Street in downtown Mathews, this 2-1/2-story wood frame building served as a tavern and hotel facing the Courthouse Green. Over time it operated as the Lane Hotel, the Old Sleet Hotel and Hotel Mathews, and it is now the White Dog Inn. In 1916 the original section was moved back about 25 yards from the street and enlarged with two-story east and west wings and a prominent two-story Greek Revival front porch. A half-round attic window, distinctive in Mathews County architecture, survives from the original construction. Inside, the original pine plank floors and plaster walls remain in the early sections. The hotel closed in 1918 because of a labor shortage during World War I, though the property later continued in commercial use. It is recognized for its role in the town's commerce and for its Greek Revival character, despite later additions in 1998 and 2010. A small storage building on the site is also counted as contributing.","period_of_significance":"c.1840-1918","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Currently used as an inn and restaurant, with a 2010 addition and a 2009 renovation that retained many original floors, plaster walls and trim.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:03.075104-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/95/6818/41681895/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/11000065.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000065/85ff9eee49-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000065/85ff9eee49-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lane_Hotel_in_Mathews.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lane_Hotel_in_Mathews.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681895","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lane_Hotel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713312"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/mathews-county/lane-hotel-the-11000065/"}