Old Stone Tavern (Moorefield, West Virginia) Explained

Old Stone Tavern
Nrhp Type:nrhp
Location:117 Main St., Moorefield, West Virginia
Coordinates:39.0611°N -78.9697°W
Map Label:Old Stone Tavern
Built:1788
Added:December 10, 1979
Refnum:79002579
Nrhp Type2:indcp
Partof:Moorefield Historic District
Partof Refnum:86000774
Designated Nrhp Type2:January 15, 1986
Nocat:yes

Old Stone Tavern is a historic home and tavern located at Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia. The original fieldstone section was built in 1788. Attached to it are three frame sections added about 1840, 1860, and 1900, and a cinder block apartment built in the 1950s. It features a front porch. It was built by early resident Thomas Parsons and is one of the earliest buildings in Moorefield.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Stone Tavern. July 1979. 2011-08-03 . James E. Harding. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.