Miller's Tavern

Miller's Tavern, now known as Brooke County Historical Museum, is a historic inn and tavern located at Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was built in 1797, and is a two-story, rectangular brick building with a hipped roof. It sits on a sandstone foundation and lintels. It is one of the Ohio Valley's oldest surviving examples of Federal architecture. It has housed the Brooke County Historical Museum since 1973.[2]

Miller's Tavern
Miller's Tavern, April 2011
Location6th and Main Sts., Wellsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates40°16′9″N 80°36′50″W
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1797
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.78002790 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 14, 1978

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

This historic building was torn down November 2019 with intentions to erect a municipal building that will house the magistrate court.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Rodney S. Collins (July 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Miller's Tavern" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-23.


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