Dranesville Tavern

Dranesville Tavern
Dranesville Tavern is located in Northern Virginia
Dranesville Tavern
Location within Northern Virginia
Dranesville Tavern is located in Virginia
Dranesville Tavern
Location within Virginia
Dranesville Tavern is located in the United States
Dranesville Tavern
Location within the United States
Location11919 Leesburg Pike, in or near Herndon, Virginia[1]
Coordinates39°0′28″N 77°21′38″W / 39.00778°N 77.36056°W / 39.00778; -77.36056
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1850
Built byCockerille, Sanford
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Vernacular Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.72001393[2]
VLR No.029-0011
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 9, 1972
Designated VLRApril 18, 1972[3]

The Dranesville Tavern that was located in Dranesville, Virginia dates from 1823.[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[2] The building has been moved from its original location and is now located near Herndon.[1]

HABS photo

The tavern was built in 1823 by Stanford Cockerille at the intersection of Georgetown Pike and Alexandria Leesburg Pike.[4][5] It was a "wagon stand" type of tavern, catering to teamsters.[6] It remained open to the public until 1946, and to boarders until 1968.[4]

The proposed widening of Route 7 in the mid-1960s threatened the Dranesville Tavern.[7] In 1968, the building was moved 130 feet from its original location to preserve it.[8] In July 2025, the Fairfax County Park Authority announced a "Resident Curator Program" which allows residents to live in the tavern for free in exchange for the rehabilitation and long-term maintenance of the property.[5][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Move and current address asserted in file title of photo File:Old Tavern (Dranesville) , 11919 Leesburg Pike (moved from orig. location), Herndon vicinity (Fairfax, Virginia).jpg
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Miles, Vernon (July 15, 2025). "Fairfax County looking for curators to live rent-free in historic former taverns". FFXnow. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Cremen, Alanea (July 19, 2025). "Fairfax County offering free rent to curators to live in historic former taverns". WUSA9. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  6. ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dranesville Tavern" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and accompanying photos
  7. ↑ Boyd, Kenneth M. (September 10, 1965). "It's North Against South in Battle Over Proposal to Widen Route 7". The Washington Post.
  8. ↑ Hamilton, Eleanor N. (February 2, 1975). "Restoring Historic Dranesville Tavern". The Washington Post. ProQuest 146230868.

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