Halfway House (Ansted, West Virginia)
Appearance
Halfway House | |
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Location | Off old U.S. 60, Ansted, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°8′4″N 81°5′43″W / 38.13444°N 81.09528°W |
Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
Built | c. 1810 |
Architect | Joseph Skaggs |
Architectural style | Log construction |
NRHP reference No. | 78002792[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 18, 1978 |
Halfway House, also known as the Tyree Tavern, is a historic inn and tavern located at Ansted, Fayette County, West Virginia. It is a two-story, log and frame building with a gable roof measuring 50 feet long and 20 feet deep. The original log section was built prior to 1810. It was expanded to its present configuration about 1827. It served as a stage coach stop on the James River and Kanawha Turnpike. Notable guests included Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, and John Breckenridge. It also was headquarters of the Chicago Gray Dragoons during the American Civil War.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Rodney S. Collins (July 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Halfway House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
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- African-American history of West Virginia
- American Civil War sites in West Virginia
- Hotel buildings completed in 1810
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- Commercial buildings completed in 1810
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- Buildings and structures in Fayette County, West Virginia
- Drinking establishments on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Fayette County, West Virginia in the American Civil War
- History museums in West Virginia
- Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Museums in Fayette County, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Fayette County, West Virginia
- Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- 1810 establishments in Virginia
- Defunct hotels in West Virginia
- New River Greenbrier Registered Historic Place stubs