A PLACE IN HISTORY RENOVATION WILL TURN BOYKIN'S TAVERN FROM EYESORE INTO LOCAL LANDMARK.(SUFFOLK SUN) From: The Virginian Pilot | Date: April 16, 2000| Author: Potts, Joey | COPYRIGHT 2000 The Virginian Pilot-Ledger Star. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

THE FUTURE of Isle of Wight's Boykin's Tavern recently rested on this question: Would the old structure, which has stood for three centuries, collapse on its own and spare local officials the expense of tearing it down?

Now, however, after three years and more than $800,000, a massive renovation project spearheaded by area residents could transform the building from a ramshackle eyesore into a historical must-see by early May. Renovation work on the site began in Septemb...