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Western Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Western Hotel, Lynchburg VA, November 2008
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Location	5th and Madison Sts., Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates	37°24′57″N 79°8′57″W / 37.41583°N 79.14917°W / 37.41583; -79.14917
Area	less than one acre
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	74002236
Added to NRHP	July 22, 1974

The Western Hotel, or Joseph Nichols' Tavern, is a historic building located at Lynchburg, Virginia. It is the last of the city's many ante-bellum taverns and ordinaries, and is an important example of early Federal-style commercial architecture. It stands at what was for many years the western entrance to the city. It is known to have been operated as a tavern as early as 1815 by Joseph Nichols.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It is located in the Fifth Street Historic District.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (June 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Western Hotel" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

External links

• Western Hotel, Fifth & Madison Streets, Lynchburg, VA: 1 photos, 1 data page, and 1 photo caption page, at Historic American Buildings Survey

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