Red Horse Tavern

Historic tavern in West Virginia, United States

United States historic place

Significant dates

Red Horse Tavern
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

Front, facing U.S. Route 50, in 2015
39°19′35″N 79°31′54″W / 39.32645°N 79.5317°W / 39.32645; -79.5317
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]
Added to NRHP	July 2, 1973, boundary increase May 4, 1979
Designated CP	May 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

^ ^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.