Rockbridge Inn is a home which served as a historic inn and tavern located near Natural Bridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia. It was built between 1821 and 1823, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick building. A two-story frame wing was built in 1841. It was remodeled in the 1880s, with the addition of two-story porches and interior redecoration. It operated as an inn until the 1940s.[3] The property was owned in the 1880s by Colonel Henry Parsons, owner of Natural Bridge.[4]

Rockbridge Inn
Front of the inn
Rockbridge Inn is located in Virginia
Rockbridge Inn
Rockbridge Inn is located in the United States
Rockbridge Inn
LocationNorthern side of Herring Hall Rd. at its junction with Rices Hill Road, near Natural Bridge, Virginia
Coordinates37°39′20″N 79°32′14″W / 37.65556°N 79.53722°W / 37.65556; -79.53722
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1821 (1821)-1823, 1841, 1880s
NRHP reference No.95000398[1]
VLR No.081-0399
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 7, 1995
Designated VLRApril 28, 1995[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/081-0399/
  4. ^ Dianne and Joseph Pierce (July 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rockbridge Inn" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo