Brentsville in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Tavern
Brentsville
…a comfortable main building in which there are 15 rooms and four large passages. Two of said rooms have been well fitted up as a store and counting room with a large cellar underneath, and is doubtless the best mercantile stand in the place. Also his Stock of Furniture, comprising almost every article needed by an innkeeper amongst there are 24 Beds, Bedsheets and Furniture…
(caption for lower, left picture) Left: One of the main rooms in the Brenssville Tavern was doubtless a taproom like the one depicted here. The fragments of glassware, dishes and crockery that archaeologists recovered were left by people who lived in or visited the Tavern.
John Lewis Krimmel (American, 1786 – 1824) Village Tavern, 1813-1814, ooil on canvas, Toledo Museum of Art, Purchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott
Archaeology
In 2001 and 2004, archaeologists worked to determine the Tavern’s layout. Excavations revealed exterior roundations and delineated rooms within the structure. A bulkhead leading to a cellar stairway was exposed outside the west wall. A similar bulkhead likely existed in the Tavern’s east wall.
Erected 2007 by Prince William County and the Friends of Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1862.
Location. 38° 41.375′ N, 77° 30.062′ W. Marker is in Brentsville, Virginia, in Prince William County. Marker is on Bristow Road (Virginia Route 619) just west of Barbee Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12235 Bristow Road, Bristow VA 20136, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 12 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 1822 Tavern Site (here, next to this marker); Tavern Cellar (a few steps from this marker); Outbuildings (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Tavern Lot (within shouting distance of this marker); Tavern Archaeology (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Church (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named 1822 Tavern Site (within shouting distance of this
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 5, 2020
More about this marker. Prince William County and the Friends of Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre added several markers in May 2007. This marker is between Union Church and the One-Room School.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,097 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 6, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 2. submitted on July 5, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4. submitted on October 6, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.