Tyree Stone Tavern

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LocationEast of Clifftop off WV 41 on County Route 10, in Ansted, Fayette County, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°0′42″N80°54′18″W / 38.01167°N 80.90500°W / 38.01167; -80.90500
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1824
NRHP reference No. 75001884 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 20, 1975

Tyree Stone Tavern, also known as the Old Stone House, is a historic inn and tavern located near Clifftop, Fayette County, West Virginia. It was built in 1824, and is a two-story fieldstone building. It measures approximately 40 feet long and 30 feet deep. It served as a stage coach stop on the James River and Kanawha Turnpike. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. C. E. Hurley and James E. Harding (March 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tyree Stone Tavern" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.