Mosby Tavern facts for kids
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Mosby Tavern
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Exterior of Mosby Tavern.
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 Location in Virginia
Location in the United States
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| Location | 2625 Old Tavern Rd., Powhatan, Virginia |
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| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Built | 1741 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000214 |
Quick facts for kids Significant dates |
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| Added to NRHP | April 11, 2003 |
Mosby Tavern, also called Old Cumberland Courthouse or Littleberry Mosby House, is a National Register of Historic Places building in Powhatan County, Virginia. Located southeast of the intersection of U.S. Route 60 and State Route 629 in Powhatan County, Virginia, with a street address of 2625 Old Tavern Road, it began as a small one-room house built by Benjamin Mosby in 1740, and remains a private residence today.
Mosby Tavern was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 2003, and a monument was dedicated at the site on June 15, 2008.
Architecture
Mosby Tavern began as a small one-room house built by Benjamin Mosby in 1740. By the time Benjamin's grandson, Littleberry Mosby Jr, owned it in the early nineteenth century it was a one-story, hall-parlor plan frame dwelling shown on early nineteenth century insurance policies as 34' by 28'. According to tax records, the property value increased substantially in 1849 and 1859, and it is likely that most of the major additions were made during that time, expanding the house to a center hall-plan, two-story frame building with single-story wings. A two-story rear addition was constructed around 1950, and a rear porch was added in 1988, bringing the house to its present form.
- National Register of Historic Places, Mosby Tavern listing dated April 11, 2003.
