Doorframe, Union Tavern, Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina

Union Tavern (Milton, N.C.)

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Repository:: Preservation North Carolina
Collection:: Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
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Architectural note:: The tavern was built in the Federal style with a Doric cornice, six-bay front, and three fanlit entrances. The structure has a central passage dividing two large rooms. After a 1989 fire, the tavern was fully restored.
Historical note:: Union Tavern is notable due to its association with Thomas Day, a free-born, African American carpenter from Virginia who produced furniture for the wealthy and elite throughout the region in the mid-nineteenth century. This building was Day's residence and workshop from 1848-1859. The structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historical Landmark.
Location:: Milton (N.C.)
Subjects:: Historic buildings
National Historic Landmarks
National Register of Historic Places
Taverns (Inns)