Stewart's Tavern

Coordinates: 39°32′38″N 78°48′44″W / 39.54389°N 78.81222°W / 39.54389; -78.81222
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Stewart's Tavern
Stewart's Tavern, October 2012
Stewart's Tavern is located in Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
Stewart's Tavern
Stewart's Tavern
Stewart's Tavern is located in West Virginia
Stewart's Tavern
Stewart's Tavern
Stewart's Tavern is located in the United States
Stewart's Tavern
Stewart's Tavern
LocationShort Gap Rd., near Short Gap, West Virginia
Coordinates39°32′38″N 78°48′44″W / 39.54389°N 78.81222°W / 39.54389; -78.81222
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
NRHP reference No.00000776[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 14, 2000

Stewart's Tavern, also known as John Stewart's Tavern Inn, is a historic inn and tavern located near Short Gap, Mineral County, West Virginia. It is a 2 1/2 story building that was built in the latter part of the 18th century with hand hewn chestnut logs having steeple notching. It sits on a stone foundation and has a side gable roof. The building was purchased by the Frankfort District Historical Society in 1988, and moved in 1989 approximately 60 feet from its original location to its present site.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Erin Pogany (August 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Stewart's Tavern" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.