Andrews Tavern
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Why it's listed
Andrews Tavern is a brick house with an attached frame tavern wing along a country road northeast of Glenora, in rural Spotsylvania County. The two-story, four-bay brick portion dates from the early nineteenth century and is laid in Flemish bond on the front. It keeps a hall-parlor plan, which the nomination calls an unusually late use of that arrangement, along with paneled wainscoting and carved mantels. The three-bay frame wing was built shortly before 1848 for tavern use and has plain Greek Revival trim and a two-story gallery. Over time the property served as a tavern, school, polling place, post office and residence. A post office operated here from 1842 until 1917, with interruptions. The Andrews family, especially Samuel Andrews, built up landholdings and commercial interests around it. A nineteenth-century board-and-batten store building and other farm buildings survive on the 95 acres. The complex was listed for its role in community life and its Federal-period provincial architecture.
Significance in brief: The nomination presents it as a well-preserved example of the buildings central to nineteenth-century rural community life, serving over time as an ordinary, school, post office, polling place and residence. It is also described as a model of Federal-period provincial architecture in Piedmont Virginia, notable for its masonry details, woodwork and hall-parlor plan.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 76002121, listed July 30, 1976. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 2.6 mi. NE of Glenora on VA 601, Glenora |
|---|---|
| County | Spotsylvania County |
| Listed | July 30, 1976 |
| Reference number | 76002121 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1800-1899 |
| Architectural style | Federal with Greek Revival elements in the added wing |
| Areas of significance | Commerce, Architecture, Communications |
| Level of significance | State, Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as occupied, in good condition, and in use as a private residence; the form's earlier uses were house, tavern, school, polling place and post office. |
| Acreage | 95 |
| Coordinates | 38.12167, -77.76999 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 76002121.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q4759109
- This listing as JSON
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