Rockbridge Inn

{{short description|Historic commercial building in Virginia, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Rockbridge Inn

| nrhp_type =

| designated_other1 = Virginia Landmarks Register

| designated_other1_date =April 28, 1995{{cite web|title=Virginia Landmarks Register|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources|accessdate=5 June 2013}}

| designated_other1_number = 081-0399

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

| image = Rockbridge Inn.jpg

| caption = Front of the inn

| location = Northern side of Herring Hall Rd. at its junction with Rices Hill Road, near Natural Bridge, Virginia

| coordinates = {{coord|37|39|20|N|79|32|14|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Virginia#USA

| built = {{Start date|1821}}-1823, 1841, 1880s

| architect =

| architecture =

| added = April 7, 1995

| area = {{convert|1.5|acre}}

| refnum = 95000398{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

Rockbridge Inn is a home which served as a historic inn and tavern located near Natural Bridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia. It was built between 1821 and 1823, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick building. A two-story frame wing was built in 1841. It was remodeled in the 1880s, with the addition of two-story porches and interior redecoration. It operated as an inn until the 1940s.https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/081-0399/ The property was owned in the 1880s by Colonel Henry Parsons, owner of Natural Bridge.{{cite web|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Rockbridge/081-0399_Rockbridge_Inn_1995_Final_Nomination.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rockbridge Inn |author= Dianne and Joseph Pierce|date=July 1994 |publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources}} and [http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Rockbridge/RockbridgeInn_photo.htm Accompanying photo]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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