{"nrhp_refnum":"75001245","name":"Union Tavern","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Milton","county":"Caswell County","state":"NC","lat":36.538676234000036,"lon":-79.20625105399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-05-15","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1975-05-15","areas_of_significance":["Industry","Commerce","Black","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, gabled brick commercial building of Federal design on the south side of Main Street in Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina, known locally as the Yellow Tavern. The form gives its significant dates as 1848-1858.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it architecturally one of the finest of the few known surviving taverns in North Carolina. It is best known for its association with Thomas Day, the free Black cabinetmaker, who converted the old tavern into his workshop studio while living in Milton.","narrative":"Union Tavern, locally called the Yellow Tavern, is a two-story brick building on Main Street in Milton, North Carolina. Federal in design, it is six bays wide with a facade laid in Flemish bond and three round-arched entrances with fanlights, two still holding delicate metal sunbursts. Later additions include an east side porch and a rear wing, and pressed tin covers most interior ceilings. The interior follows a center-hall plan. The building is described as one of the finest of the few known surviving taverns in the state. It is best known for its link to Thomas Day, a free Black cabinetmaker born in Virginia in 1801, who moved to Milton in 1823 and later turned the old tavern into his studio. By the mid-nineteenth century his workshop had the state's largest production and most apprentices. The building was nominated to commemorate Day and his work.","period_of_significance":"1848-1858","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in fair condition and altered, on its original site; the form marks it as occupied and privately owned.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.476277-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/63/7187/47718763/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/75001245_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001245/58bc718cb8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001245/58bc718cb8-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Unknown authorUnknown author","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Union_Tavern,_Main_Street_between_Lee_Street_%26_Farmer%27s_Alley,_Milton_(Caswell_County,_North_Carolina).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown authorUnknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Union_Tavern,_Main_Street_between_Lee_Street_%26_Farmer%27s_Alley,_Milton_(Caswell_County,_North_Carolina).jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"73001306","name":"Milton Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/milton-historic-district-73001306/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718763","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Tavern","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2784444"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/caswell-county/union-tavern-75001245/"}