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Old Stone Tavern (Moorefield, West Virginia)

Coordinates: 39°3′40″N 78°58′11″W / 39.06111°N 78.96972°W / 39.06111; -78.96972
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Old Stone Tavern
Old Stone Tavern is located in Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
Old Stone Tavern
Old Stone Tavern
Old Stone Tavern is located in West Virginia
Old Stone Tavern
Old Stone Tavern
Old Stone Tavern is located in the United States
Old Stone Tavern
Old Stone Tavern
Location117 Main St., Moorefield, West Virginia
Coordinates39°3′40″N 78°58′11″W / 39.06111°N 78.96972°W / 39.06111; -78.96972
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1788
Part ofMoorefield Historic District (ID86000774)
NRHP reference No.79002579[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1979
Designated CPJanuary 15, 1986

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.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ James E. Harding (July 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Stone Tavern" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-03.