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French's Tavern

French's Tavern
French's Tavern is located in Virginia
French's Tavern
French's Tavern is located in the US
French's Tavern
Location 6100 Old Buckingham Rd., near Ballsville, Virginia
Coordinates 37°29′34″N 78°04′58″W / 37.49278°N 78.08278°W / 37.49278; -78.08278Coordinates: 37°29′34″N 78°04′58″W / 37.49278°N 78.08278°W / 37.49278; -78.08278
Area 120 acres (49 ha)
Built c. 1730 (1730)
NRHP reference # 89000293
VLR # 072-0105
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 21, 1989
Designated VLR December 13, 1988

French's Tavern, also known as Swan's Creek Plantation, Indian Camp, Harris's Store, and The Coleman Place, is a historic house and tavern located near Ballsville, Powhatan County, Virginia. The two-story, frame building complex is in five distinct sections, with the earliest dated to about 1730. The sections consist of the main block, the wing, the annex, the hyphen and galleries. It was built as the manor home for a large plantation, and operated as an ordinary in the first half of the 19th century.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.



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