Established in 1813 along River Road (now Huguenot Trail) in northern Powhatan County, Sublett’s Tavern is vernacular frame dwelling that consists of four distinct building blocks completed by 1820 to serve as a purpose-built tavern and hall-and-parlor residence. The tavern was established by William Sublett on land that he purchased from his brother, Thomas S. Sublett, and served both a local clientele as a community gathering spot for dining, drinking, and socializing, and travelers passing along the east-west thoroughfare from the rural western counties to markets in Richmond. Sublett was licensed to keep an ordinary at his house from 1813 until 1845. A post office was established at the tavern in 1819, with Sublett named as the first postmaster, a post he held for nearly 40 years. By the mid-19th century, the surrounding geographic area had come to be known as Sublett’s Tavern, and William Sublett and his brother had established a general store across the street from the tavern.  The name of both the post office and the surrounding geographic area was shortened to Subletts in the 1890s, and the post office remained in operation until 1942.