{"nrhp_refnum":"82004595","name":"Old Stone Tavern","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"US 11","address_restricted":false,"city":"Atkins","county":"Smyth County","state":"VA","lat":36.864370965000035,"lon":-81.43657891899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-07-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, three-bay limestone tavern building on the old Wilderness Road (now U.S. Route 11) near Atkins, Smyth County, Virginia, built about 1815 by Frederick Cullop.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a landmark in the transportation and settlement history of Virginia, built to serve travelers heading west through Cumberland Gap. It is described as the oldest stone building in Smyth County. Its design reflects the stone vernacular tradition of rural Pennsylvania carried along settlement routes into Kentucky and Tennessee.","narrative":"Beside the old Wilderness Road, now U.S. Route 11 near Atkins in Smyth County, Virginia, stands a two-story limestone tavern built about 1815. Frederick Cullop, a prosperous local landowner, put it up to lodge travelers on the heavy migration route through Cumberland Gap toward Kentucky and Tennessee. The stone came from a quarry across the road. County records show he held a license for private entertainment in 1818, and a traveler's diary of 1822 mentions stopping at the Old Stone Tavern for the night. The building has a central-hall plan, Federal mantels with reeded pilasters on the first floor, and simpler Greek Revival details upstairs. A mid-19th-century porch and frame ell were added later. It is described as the oldest stone building in Smyth County and reflects the Pennsylvania stone building tradition carried along the settlement routes into the Southwest. It remains in excellent condition on a quarter-acre lot.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Frederick Cullop (builder, per the historical background); form lists builder/architect as unknown","architectural_style":"Stone vernacular with Federal and Greek Revival interior details","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as surviving in excellent condition, unaltered, on its original site, and occupied; the form lists present use as a catering service.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:56.84295-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/64/6836/41683664/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/82004595.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004595/3453ff2f80-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004595/3453ff2f80-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"James Shelton32","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Stone_Tavern_at_Atkins_in_Virginia.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">James Shelton32</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Stone_Tavern_at_Atkins_in_Virginia.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683664","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Stone_Tavern_(Atkins,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15263865"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/smyth-county/old-stone-tavern-82004595/"}