Red Horse Tavern, also known as Brookside Inn and The Old Stone House, is a historic inn and tavern located near Aurora, Preston County, West Virginia. It was built between 1825 and 1827, as a dwelling. In 1841, it opened as a public inn to serve travelers on the Northwestern Turnpike. It is built of rubble stone, and has one large downstairs room and three upstairs rooms with an attic above them.[3]
Red Horse Tavern | |
 Front, facing U.S. Route 50, in 2015 | |
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| Location | 1 mile east of Aurora on U.S. Route 50, near Aurora, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°19′35″N 79°31′54″W / 39.32645°N 79.5317°W |
| Area | 5.3 acres (2.1 ha) |
| Built | 1825-1827 |
| Architect | Grimes, Henry |
| Part of | Brookside Historic District (ID13000264[2]) |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001923, 79003443[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 2, 1973, boundary increase May 4, 1979 |
| Designated CP | May 8, 2013 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, with a boundary increase in 1979.[1] It is located in the Brookside Historic District.
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/06/13 through 5/10/13. National Park Service. May 17, 2013.
- ^ Lewis E. Stemple (March 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Red Horse Tavern" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
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