{"nrhp_refnum":"74002120","name":"Carter's Tavern","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SE of Ingram","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pace's","county":"Halifax County","state":"VA","lat":36.675237380000056,"lon":-79.13424891599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-10-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A restored frame tavern (ordinary) in the Country-Federal style, located south of the historic River Road (Rt. 659) near Paces and Ingram in Halifax County, Virginia. The earliest wing was probably built before 1773 and the two-story main section was added after 1807.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a handsomely restored example of an early southern Virginia ordinary, with nearly all original interior fabric intact. It is noted for a large quantity of well-preserved grained and marbelized woodwork, some unusually ornate. It served as a stage stop on the River Road, part of the main stage route between New York and New Orleans.","narrative":"Set in a clearing just south of Halifax County's River Road, Carter's Tavern is a frame ordinary with a two-story, double-pile, side-hall-plan main section and an earlier one-and-a-half-story wing. The wing was probably built before 1773 by Joseph Dodson, and licenses from 1802 and 1804 show his son operating an ordinary there. Samuel Carter bought the property in 1807 and is believed to have enlarged the building into an overnight stage stop, with licenses recorded from 1821 to 1835. After his death in 1836 his wife Elizabeth ran it until she died in 1843, when it closed. The interior is notable for grained and marbelized woodwork, reeded mantels with sunbursts, and a tap room sheathed in horizontal boards. The building stood derelict until a thorough restoration in 1972 replaced much exterior siding, roofing and chimneys while keeping the original floors, wainscoting, mantels and stairs. It is now furnished with antiques and used for tours and meetings.","period_of_significance":"18th Century (checked on the form; the narrative also covers the early 19th century)","architect_builder":"Joseph Dodson (probably built the earliest wing); Samuel Carter (believed to have enlarged it)","architectural_style":"Country-Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Restored in 1972 after standing derelict and decayed; furnished with antiques and used for special tours, meetings and entertainment. Interior woodwork is almost completely original.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.388482-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/76/6810/41681076/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/74002120.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74002120/18a7b886f1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74002120/18a7b886f1-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carter%27s_Tavern.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carter%27s_Tavern.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681076","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter%27s_Tavern","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712134"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/halifax-county/carters-tavern-74002120/"}