Old Stone Tavern (Frankfort, Kentucky)

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Old Stone Tavern
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Nearest city Frankfort, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°11′16″N84°48′2″W / 38.18778°N 84.80056°W / 38.18778; -84.80056 Coordinates: 38°11′16″N84°48′2″W / 38.18778°N 84.80056°W / 38.18778; -84.80056
MPS Early Stone Buildings of Central Kentucky TR
NRHP reference No. 83002774 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 23, 1983

The Old Stone Tavern, near Frankfort, Kentucky, is a historic stone building that once served as an inn and tavern on a stagecoach line, and later served as a toll house. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

It is a one-and-three-quarters-story hall-parlor plan structure that is the primary structure remaining out of an old inn complex. [2]

It is located on the Old Leestown Pike the corner of Scruggs Lane. [2]

A former blacksmith site is behind the house.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 C. M. Wooley (1982). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Old Stone Tavern". National Park Service . Retrieved February 7, 2017. with three photos