Riegeldale Tavern
Riegeldale Tavern is a restaurant located in Trion on Old Highway 27 in Northwest Georgia, United States. It is surrounded by the Appalachian Mountains along with the Chattooga River.[1]
History
[edit]In 1912, Benjamin D. Riegel, owner of the Trion mill,[2] came up with the idea of the tavern. He wanted a place where traveling tourists coming through the area could have an eating place. His wife also wanted a place where friends and guests could mingle with one another.[1] Riegel talked to his son-in-law, Clarence Jones (an architect), about building a place to sell their products and at the same time, an eating place for guests and tourists.[1] The building itself was constructed in 1936 within six weeks, with the gardens being completed in the spring of 1937.[2]
Design
[edit]Jones visited Europe and several other countries for the design of the tavern. The architecture consisted of four dormer windows on each side with sloping roofs that had gabled ends.[3][4] The back porch was made of sandstone. On the outside, there was a lamppost near the entrance at the driveway.[5]
Food
[edit]The tavern's food has won several awards. One of the awards is Who’s Who in Ford Times published by the Ford Motor Company in the mid-1900s. The most delicate meal served was The Ole Tavern Baked Eggplant.[6] Duncan Hines, a restaurant-reviewer,[7] wrote a paragraph on the tavern in the 1959 edition of his Adventures in Good Eating travel-guide. He wrote that they had "sizzling steaks, homemade bread, waffles and country ham."[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Watson 1976, p. 1
- ^ a b "History of the Mount Vernon Mills-Trion Plant(1900s)". Mvmdenim.com. 1976-06-05. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
- ^ Watson 1976, p. 2
- ^ Baker 1988, p. 859
- ^ Baker 1988, p. 860
- ^ Watson 1976, p. 17
- ^ "The Duncan Hines Story". Duncanhines.com. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
- ^ Hines, Duncan (1959), Adventures in Good Eating, Bowling Green, Kentucky, p. 98, retrieved September 16, 2010
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- Watson, Lily Marberry (1976), The History of Riegaldale Tavern, Espy
- Baker, Robert Spence (1988), Chattooga: The Story Of A County And Its People, WH Wolfe Associates