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: 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)
 

Description: Taken by photographer Louis Baus, this photographic reproduction shows the Zoar Tavern and miller's house located west of the Ohio and Erie Canal in Zoar, Ohio, 1890. Led by Joseph Bimeler (sometimes spelled Bäumeler) in 1817, a group of Lutheran separatists left the area of Germany known as Wurttemberg and eventually established the small community of Zoar in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The community of Zoar was not originally organized as a commune, but its residents had a difficult time surviving in 1818 and early 1819. As a result, on April 19, 1819, the group formed the Society of Separatists of Zoar. Each person donated his or her property to the community as a whole, and in exchange for their work, the society would provide for them. Additional modifications to the society's organization were made in 1824 and a constitution established in 1833. In the decades following the establishment of the Zoar commune, the Separatists experienced economic prosperity. The community was almost entirely self-sufficient and sold any surpluses to the outside world. In addition to agriculture, Zoar residents also worked in a number of industries, including flour mills, textiles, a tin shop, copper, wagon maker, two iron foundries, and several stores. The society also made money by contracting to build a seven-mile stretch of the Ohio and Erie Canal. The canal crossed over Zoar's property, and the society owned several canal boats. The canal traffic also brought other people into the community, who bought Zoar residents' goods. By the second half of the nineteenth century, the community was quite prosperous. After Bimeler's death in 1853, the unity of the village declined, and by 1898 the Zoarites disbanded the society. The remaining residents divided the property, and the community continued to prosper in Zoar. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00909
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Society of Separatists of Zoar; Taverns (Inns); Small towns; Communal societies
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas 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: Dated ca. 1930-1935, this photograph shows the Falls House, located in Northern Tuscarawas County, Ohio. It was once located near the route 250 bridge, crossing the Sugarcreek, near Beach City Dam. The Falls House was auctioned by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District on June 1, 1936, for the construction of the Beach City Dam. Dr. O.R. Clovis purchased the structure, had in dismantled and used the pieces to construct a home on N. Market St. in North Canton. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F05_020_1
Subjects: Historic houses; Taverns (Inns); Buildings; Dams
Places: Tuscarawas County (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 photograph shows the old tavern in Tymochtee Township known as the "Gier House," and later as the "Long Tavern and Dance Hall." According to information accompanying the original, Henry P. Willoughby was born in the tavern on February 19, 1900. He lives today in Tiffin, Ohio. His mother's maiden name was Long. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of nearby Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's store, and later as a traveling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). Kinley was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV30_B04F05_04
Subjects: Taverns (Inns); Businesses; Bars (Drinking establishments)
Places: Tymochtee Township (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio);
 

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 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)