William Rand Tavern, also known as Rectory of the Christ Episcopal Church, Sykes Inn, and Smithfield Inn, is a historic inn and tavern located at Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia. It was built about 1752, and is a two-story, five-bay, Georgian style brick and frame building. It has a standing-seam metal hipped roof with parged brick chimneys at the building ends. A rear addition was built in 1922–1923. It opened as a tavern in 1759, and operated as such until 1854, when the Vestry of Christ Church purchased it. The church sold the property in 1892, and it resumed use as an inn in 1922.[3] It is now operated as a bed and breakfast.
William Rand Tavern | |
 William Rand Tavern, June 2010 | |
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| Location | 112 W. Main St., Smithfield, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°58′55″N 76°37′56″W / 36.98194°N 76.63222°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | c. 1752, 1922-1923 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000548[1] |
| VLR No. | 300-0037 |
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| Added to NRHP | May 27, 2004 |
| Designated VLR | March 17, 2004[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1] It is located in the Smithfield Historic District.
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Kimble A. David (April 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: William Rand Tavern" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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