Dublin Core
Identifier
2014-020
Title
Pierce (Pearce) Tavern, exterior, Worthington Corners
Subject
Hotels, Taverns, Inns
Description
Blue toned photographic reproduction of original image on matte paper pasted onto ledger sheet titled Hotel Register. Shows the Pierce Tavern/Lafayette Inn building in state of serious disrepair with porch falling in. Front view.
The Tavern stood on site of current Worthington Library in Worthington Corners. It was where the Marquis de Lafayette stayed during his 1825 visit to Worthington, after which it was renamed "Lafayette House." Parts of the original building were incorporated into the Creelman/Epperly House, the building immediately to the south of the library.
The Tavern stood on site of current Worthington Library in Worthington Corners. It was where the Marquis de Lafayette stayed during his 1825 visit to Worthington, after which it was renamed "Lafayette House." Parts of the original building were incorporated into the Creelman/Epperly House, the building immediately to the south of the library.
Type
Still Image
Format
15.9 x 10.2 cm (6.2 x 4 in)
Creator
Unknown
Date
ca. 1910
Publisher
Carol Pancentini and Bill Brooks . Part of collection from Bill Brooks, grandson of Nina Trow Brooks and great grandson of Worthington Inn owners Alfred Trow and Ida Bartlett Trow.
Date Available
2014-04-29
Medium
Paper
Coverage
Worthington - Worthington Corners
Mediator
db - edited item 11/03/2018
Date Created
ca. 1910
Has Part
Digital image only
Provenance
Donated by Carol Piacentini and Bill Brooks. Part of collection belonging to Bill Brooks, grandson of Nina Trow Brooks and great-grandson of Worthington Inn owners Alfred Trow and Ida Bartlett Trow.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Still Image - Black and White Photograph
Physical Dimensions
15.9 x 10.2 cm
Comments