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Historical Highway MarkersWalkertonEA-2
Constructed in 1825 for John Walker on Mountain Road, once a major route between Richmond and the western Piedmont of Virginia, Walkerton served as a tavern in 1828 and 1829. Since that time it has been a hotel, store, voting precinct, and private dwelling. It is the largest brick 19th-century tavern still standing in Henrico County. Walkerton is notable for a hinged, swinging, two-segment partition that was used to enlarge an upstairs room to accommodate guests. Members of the Hopkins family lived at Walkerton from 1857 to 1941 and a family cemetery exists here. The building was restored in 1986 and Henrico County purchased it in 1995.
Department of Historic Resources, 2000 See a problem? Report it to HighwayMarkers@dhr.virginia.gov. |
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References/Bibliographic Citation: Calder Loth, ed., The Virginia Landmarks Register (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1999), 229; Louis H. Manarin, Report on Walkerton Tavern, Henrico County, 1996; Walkerton, National Register of Historic Places Nomination File (43-19), DHR. |