Red Horse Tavern

Red Horse Tavern
Front, facing U.S. Route 50, in 2015
Location1 mile east of Aurora on U.S. Route 50, near Aurora, West Virginia
Coordinates39°19′35″N 79°31′54″W / 39.32645°N 79.5317°W / 39.32645; -79.5317
Area5.3 acres (2.1 ha)
Built1825-1827
ArchitectGrimes, Henry
Part ofBrookside Historic District (ID13000264[2])
NRHP reference No.73001923, 79003443[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 2, 1973, boundary increase May 4, 1979
Designated CPMay 8, 2013

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]

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

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/06/13 through 5/10/13. National Park Service. May 17, 2013.
  3. ^ 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.