Description: Taken by photographer Ihna Thayer Frary in 1921, this photograph shows a mantel in one of the upstairs bedrooms at the Headley Inn, located on the National Road four miles west of Zanesville, Ohio. The Headley Inn was originally built in 1802, and enlarged in 1833, composed mainly of dressed stone. The mantel pictured here is painted black and white, while the baseboards to either side feature a floral decoration. Inns were important stops on the Old National Road as travelers and their horses needed a place to eat and rest overnight before continuing their travels. Although many inns have since been re-purposed as hotels or demolished, the Headley Inn was restored and much of its original interior preserved. This image was published in Frary's book "Early Homes of Ohio." Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1873, Ihna Thayer Frary was a prominent American art and architecture scholar, whose primary interest was the architectural heritage of the region of northeastern Ohio known as the Western Reserve. In addition to serving as publicity and membership secretary of the Cleveland Museum of Art, he was a professor of Ohio and American architecture at the Cleveland Institute of Art and Western Reserve University’s School of Architecture. Over the course of his career, Frary was a design consultant for private clients and designed furniture, and was an active member of several prominent arts councils in the Cleveland area. In 1963, Frary and his two sons donated his entire photographic collection to the Ohio Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection). The Ihna Thayer Frary Collection consists of 4,000 5 x 7 photographs of private residences, churches, taverns, and public buildings, as well as select rural buildings, bridges, archaeological sites, and public monuments. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P_112_B54A_1262_01
Subjects: Frary, I. T. (Ihna Thayer); Taverns (Inns); Domestic architecture; Interior decoration; Photography--Ohio
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by photographer Ihna Thayer Frary in 1921, this photograph shows the front stairway at the Headley Inn, located on the National Road four miles west of Zanesville, Ohio. The Headley Inn was originally built in 1802, and enlarged in 1833, composed mainly of dressed stone. The stairway pictured here features a floral decoration on the risers, stringers, and baseboards which continues in two of the upstairs rooms. Inns were important stops on the Old National Road as travelers and their horses needed a place to eat and rest overnight before continuing their journeys. Although many inns have since been re-purposed as hotels or demolished, the Headley Inn was restored and much of its original interior preserved. This image was published in Frary's book "Early Homes of Ohio." Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1873, Ihna Thayer Frary was a prominent American art and architecture scholar, whose primary interest was the architectural heritage of the region of northeastern Ohio known as the Western Reserve. In addition to serving as publicity and membership secretary of the Cleveland Museum of Art, he was a professor of Ohio and American architecture at the Cleveland Institute of Art and Western Reserve University’s School of Architecture. Over the course of his career, Frary was a design consultant for private clients and designed furniture, and was an active member of several prominent arts councils in the Cleveland area. In 1963, Frary and his two sons donated his entire photographic collection to the Ohio Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection). The Ihna Thayer Frary Collection consists of 4,000 5 x 7 photographs of private residences, churches, taverns, and public buildings, as well as select rural buildings, bridges, archaeological sites, and public monuments. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P_112_B54A_1258_01
Subjects: Frary, I. T. (Ihna Thayer); Taverns (Inns); Domestic architecture; Interior decoration; Photography--Ohio; Staircases
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the famous doorway of Penn Tavern (note the sign on the door reading "C.V. Penn") in Middlebourne, Ohio, along the National Road. The National Road was the United State's first federally-funded interstate, built between 1811-1834. It connected the eastern states to the west and ran through central Ohio. Many inns and taverns were built to accommodate the travelers along the route. The Penn Tavern was demolished prior to November 8, 1996, having stood on the same site since 1842. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F07_003
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Inns; Taverns
Places: Middlebourne (Ohio); Guernsey County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "Tiffin-Wayne Tavern, Chillicothe." The Wayne Tavern in Chillicothe was owned by Joseph Tiffin until 1803 when he gave it up to become the landlord of a new tavern located on Water Street called the Seventeen Stars. The photograph also appears to show the Clinton House Pharmacy. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F10_009_1
Subjects: Chillicothe (Ross County, Ohio); Taverns (Inns)--Ohio; Chillicothe (Ross County, Ohio)--Social life and customs--19th century.
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the Inn in Mariemont, Ohio, which was erected in 1925. Mariemont is a planned community east of downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06205
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio; Taverns (Inns); Cincinnati (Ohio); Works Progress Administration;
Places: Mariemont (Ohio)
 

Description: Our House--a 3-story brick tavern in the Federal style--was built in Gallipolis by Henry Cushing in 1819. The tavern boasted (in addition to its taproom, dining room, and other usual facilities), a large ballroom for social functions. On 22 May 1825, General Lafayette visited Gallipolis and was entertained at Our House Tavern. Gallipolis still celebrates Lafayette's visit with a ceremony each spring. The Cushing family owned and operated Our House until 1865. It was purchased in 1933 by Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Holzer. They donated it to the state in 1944 as a memorial to the French families who founded Gallipolis. It is located at 432 1st Avenue in Gallipolis. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F10_002_001
Subjects: Taverns (Inns)--Ohio; Ohio Historical Society
Places: Gallipolis (Ohio); Gallia County (Ohio)
 

Description: This tavern on East Avenue in Brighton, New York, was kept by William C. Bloss. From 1830 to 1860 he hid fugitive slaves there. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03094
Subjects: Underground Railroad--New York; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Taverns (Inns)
Places: Brighton (New York); Monroe County (New York)
 

Description: View of the front of the Headley Inn, located along U.S. Route 40 (the old National Road) about 5 miles west of Zanesville in southwestern Falls Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The Headley Inn began as a stagecoach inn in 1802. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F02_011_1
Subjects: Taverns (Inns)--Ohio--Zanesville
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "The Old Log Cabin, or Newcom's Tavern, Van Cleve Park, Dayton. The O. R. M. C. MARKER read, Newcom Tavern. Dayton's first Tavern and courthouse. In the War of 1812, was quartermaster's headquarters, Col. Robert Patterson commanding. Restored by the D. A. R. for Historical Society Museum." "Colonel George Newcom, one of Dayton's first settlers, constructed this two-story log house in 1796. Newcom engaged Robert Edgar, a millwright, to build "the best house in Dayton." The original house consisted of one room upstairs and one room on the ground floor, with a door facing the river. In 1798, a two-story addition was added south of the original structure, with a new door facing Main Street. Since the tavern was a large two-story building, it soon became the center of village activity, as well as overnight lodging for travelers. The first court sessions were held in the tavern, and it served as a place for school and church services. The Newcoms sold the tavern in 1815, and ownership changed several times during the next twenty years. In 1838, Joseph Shaffer purchased the structure at a Sheriff's auction and converted it into a general store. The building remained "Shaffer's Store" for the next 56 years. In 1894, architect Charles Insco Williams started to raze it to make way for an apartment building when removal of the clapboards revealed the original logs. John Cotterill owned the building and offered to donate it to the city, provided it was moved off the property. Acting on the recommendations of the "Log Cabin Committee, " the city approved moving the tavern to Van Cleve Park. John H. Patterson, founder of The National Cash Register Company, paid for the move. The Daughters of the American Revolution raised money by public subscription to have it restored, and the Dayton Historical Society was organized to operate it as a museum. In the 1960s, the Montgomery Historical Society donated the tavern and related collections to Carillon Historical Park. Newcom Tavern made its final move in the fall of 1964. Today, now Dayton's oldest standing building, Newcom Tavern stands in Carillon Historical Park, approximately two miles south of its original site. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F02_008_1
Subjects: Taverns (Inns)--Ohio; Log-end Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture--Ohio; Dayton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; Patterson, Robert, 1753-1827; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photo of Headly Inn located on 5255 West Pike (US-40), Zanesville, Ohio. The Headley Inn began as a stagecoach inn in 1802. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F02_002_001
Subjects: Taverns (Inns)--Ohio--Zanesville
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photo of Headly Inn located on 5255 West Pike (US-40), Zanesville, Ohio. The Headley Inn began as a stagecoach inn in 1802. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F02_003_001
Subjects: Taverns (Inns)--Ohio--Zanesville
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: In 1804 Jonathan Fowler built this stone tavern, also known as Sparrow Tavern or Old Stone Tavern, in Poland, Ohio. Besides serving as a tavern, the building acted as a general store, hotel, and home to Jonathan Sparrow and his family. The building was a prominent stagecoach stop between Pittsburgh and Cleveland. In 1861 future U. S. president William McKinley enrolled in the Union Army on the front porch of this tavern. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F02_025_1
Subjects: Historic buildings--Ohio--Poland (Township)--Pictorial works; Poland (Ohio : Township)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works; Taverns (Inns)--Ohio.
Places: Poland (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)