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US 29 Business Main St South
Gretna, Virginia
(434)-656-2958
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Called the only building of its kind in Virginia, Yates Tavern is unique for its jetties, 10 inch second-floor protrusions to give a bit more space in the upper floor. The little building, constructed in the mid-1700's, was home to several generations of the Yates family, who also from time to time took out licenses to operate an "ordinary," a sort of frontier bed-and-breakfast. It was strategically located along the old Pigg River Road and only a few miles from Hickey's Road, the first major road penetrating this part of western Virginia from the east. The basement, which housed the kitchen, has rock walls two feet thick.

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US 29 Business South at Gretna.

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