Pleasant View - Midlothian, VA
Posted by: bluesnote
N 37° 30.698 W 077° 37.312
18S E 268267 N 4154862
This private home, Trabue's Tavern, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Waymark Code: WMM25E
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 07/06/2014
Views: 1
This historic plantation was transformed into a private home. The marker says "This way the home of Lt. John Trabue. Revolutionary War soldier and patriot, and of his descendants well into the 20th century. Trabue witnesses the surrender of the british forces at York Town in 1781 and later became an original member of the society of the Cincinnati in Virginia. The Trabues were among the principal coal-mine proprietors in the Midlothian area. and here maintained a tavern that was patronized both by travelers and by workers from mines in the vicinity."
Street address: 11940 Old Buckingham Rd Midlothian, VA United States
County / Borough / Parish: Chesterfield
Year listed: 1975
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1700-1749
Historic function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current function: Domestic
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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