The Lane Hotel
Front of the hotel
The Lane Hotel is located in Virginia
The Lane Hotel
The Lane Hotel is located in the United States
The Lane Hotel
Location68 Church Street, Mathews, Virginia
Coordinates37°26′3″N 76°19′19″W / 37.43417°N 76.32194°W / 37.43417; -76.32194
Area1.62 acres (0.66 ha)
Builtc. 1840 (1840)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.11000065[1]
VLR No.057-0070
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 2011
Designated VLRDecember 16, 2010[2]

The Lane Hotel, also known as the Hotel Mathews and The White Dog Inn, is a historic inn and tavern located at Mathews, Mathews County, Virginia. It was built about 1840, and is a 2 1/2-story, rectangular frame building with an adjoining kitchen. It features a prominent two-story Greek Revival front porch added in 1916 and a three-part, semi-circular window under the front gable known as a "Billups" Window. Also added in 1916 to the east and west of the original building are two-story square wings. The building was moved back from Grove street an approximate distance of 25 feet in 1916.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1] It is currently the site of a restaurant called the White Dog Bistro.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/28/11 through 3/04/11. National Park Service. 2011-03-11.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Laurie Whiteway (August 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Lane Hotel" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying five photos
  4. "History of WDB - The White Dog Bistro Restaurant - Mathews, VA". thewhitedogbistro.com. Retrieved 28 September 2015.


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