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West Main is located in the Inge building, which was constructed in 1820. In 1890, the building was purchased by [[ | West Main is located in the Inge building, which was constructed in 1820. In 1890, the building was purchased by [[George P. Inge]], an African-American businessman who used it for a grocery store and his own residence for many years. <ref>{{cite web|title=West Main Street Historic District|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/Index.aspx?page=3015|author=|work=|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=March 29, 2012}}</ref> The family lost possession of the house in the early 20th century and it became a restaurant at the time. A fire in the 1980's damaged much of the building, but it was restored. However, a portion of the first floor was not restored, allowing for people to glimpse the basement bar from the front entryway. <ref>{{cite web|title=Our History|url=http://westmaincville.com/our-history/|author=|work=|publisher=West Main Restaurant|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=March 29, 2012}}</ref> | ||
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Type | Restaurant |
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Key people | Anderson McClure, Pat McClure |
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West Main Restaurant is an eatery located at 333 West Main Street in Charlottesville. It is part of the Virginian family of restaurants.[citation needed] It closed in 2015 to become Tavern & Grocery. [1]
History
West Main is located in the Inge building, which was constructed in 1820. In 1890, the building was purchased by George P. Inge, an African-American businessman who used it for a grocery store and his own residence for many years. [2] The family lost possession of the house in the early 20th century and it became a restaurant at the time. A fire in the 1980's damaged much of the building, but it was restored. However, a portion of the first floor was not restored, allowing for people to glimpse the basement bar from the front entryway. [3]
Prior to being West Main, it was a restaurant called Awful Arthurs. Owners Anderson McClure and Pat McClure changed the name to West Main when they purchased the restaurant in 2004.[4]
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Coordinates: 38°01′50″N 78°29′11″W / 38.030613°N 78.486393°W
References
- ↑ Web. Introducing Tavern & Grocery, THE CHARLOTTESVILLE 29, January 29, 2016, retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ↑ Web. West Main Street Historic District, City of Charlottesville, retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ↑ Web. Our History, West Main Restaurant, retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ↑ Web. Andy McClure has the good food business Cornered, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, retrieved April 23, 2012. Print. October 19, 2010 , #22.42, .