| THE OLD DRUGSTORE
Lovingston, Virginia
George W. Varnum, an original trustee of Lovingston, bought lots 1 and 2 for $200. On part of lot 2, he built a log house (circa 1810) which was later taken for the debtor's jail, and a log kitchen which was taken for the criminal jail.
In 1822 the present building was granted a tavern license. Patrons would quarter their horses in the downstairs stable and visit the tavern upstairs.
During the Civil War, the building was occupied by Confederate troops as a hospital.
It briefly was a Baptist parsonage for the Rev. E.E. Lamb. For the next 70 years it was a drugstore, operated by Dr. Earl Rowan, followed by Dr. Joseph Kilmartin, Herbert White and Larry Godwin.
For several years, Rural Nelson, a broad-based citizen's rural preservation group, made its home in the building. www.ruralnelson.org
$15.00 for each 4 ¾" x 4 ½" x ¾" wooden building
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