{"nrhp_refnum":"84003481","name":"Crossroads Tavern","other_names":["Crossroads Inn"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"VA 692","address_restricted":false,"city":"Crossroads","county":"Albemarle County","state":"VA","lat":37.95741203500006,"lon":-78.66046843699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-08-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick tavern building on VA Route 692 at Crossroads, Albemarle County, Virginia, about 400 feet west of U.S. Route 29, built around 1820-1830 by an unknown builder. The nominated 1.75 acres also include a summer kitchen outbuilding.","why_significant":"The tavern recalls the years 1827-1853 when the Staunton and James River Turnpike was one of Albemarle County's busiest roads, serving farmers and travelers. It is virtually unaltered since construction and shows how early 19th-century Virginia taverns were built and used. It is also valued as a representative tavern type with a long front porch, and as a community hub for trade, news and mail.","narrative":"Crossroads Tavern is a three-story brick building beside VA Route 692 in Crossroads, Albemarle County, about 400 feet west of U.S. Route 29. Built around 1820-1830 by an unknown builder, it has a tin gable roof, a raised wooden veranda along the south and east sides, and a wide central hall. Because of the slope, it is three stories at the front and two at the back. It served travelers and farmers on the Staunton and James River Turnpike, which carried goods toward the canal at Scottsville and on to Richmond. Surviving records from C.G. Sutherland, who kept the tavern by 1852, show that it sold staples such as hay and whiskey, handled mail and was a place to trade goods and news. The building has changed little, with original fireplaces, wide plank floors and no plumbing on the two main floors. A two-story summer kitchen also stands on the 1.75-acre property. Today it operates as an inn and residence.","period_of_significance":"Ca. 1820-1830","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal-style interior and exterior woodwork","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied; used as an antique store, inn (bed and breakfast) and private residence, in good condition and described as unaltered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.860825-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/41/6793/41679341/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/84003481.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003481/e98523a645-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003481/e98523a645-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crossroads_Tavern,_Albemarle_County.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crossroads_Tavern,_Albemarle_County.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679341","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_Tavern_(Crossroads,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712219"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/albemarle-county/crossroads-tavern-84003481/"}