Built in 1806, the front building on this property, which once stood at 30 West Main St. in Christiansburg, was used as a tavern and a stagecoach and mail stop. The log building at the rear of the house was the kitchen where the tavern’s enslaved people lived and worked. Dr. Joseph Edie bought the property in 1841. His office and apothecary shop were on the first floor and his residence was above. Dr. Edie gave the property to his eldest daughter, Jane Edie Wade in 1882. Her family lived in the house, and she operated a sewing notions store in the lower level. Mrs. Wade served as county deputy clerk during her husband’s tenure as county clerk. This view was taken in 1906. (This image and many more are available from the Montgomery Museum of Art & History.)
