Yew Hill-Robert Ashby's Tavern-Shacklett's Tavern

Yew Hill-Robert Ashby's Tavern-Shacklett's Tavern, known before 1760 as "Watts" or "Watts Ordinary", is a historic inn and tavern located near Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia. The main house was built about 1760–1761, and is a 1 1/2-story, three bay, Colonial-era frame structure. It sits on a stone foundation and features a jerkin-head gable roof. Also on the property are the contributing meat house, built about 1760–1817; barn (1798–1799, 1857); and spring house ruin (c. 1800). The building housed an ordinary from the time of its construction until 1879.[3]

Yew Hill-Robert Ashby's Tavern-Shacklett's Tavern
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	10030 John Marshall Hwy., near Delaplane, Virginia
Coordinates	38°54′14″N 77°55′28″W
Area	98 acres (40 ha)
Built	1760 (1760)-1761
Architectural style	Colonial, Double-pile
NRHP reference No.	04001535[1]
VLR No.	030-0060
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 20, 2005
Designated VLR	December 1, 2004[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
3. Cheryl H. Shepherd (August 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Yew Hill-Robert Ashby's Tavern-Shacklett's Tavern" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos