Pierce (Pearce) Tavern, exterior, Worthington Corners

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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.

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.

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Original Format

Still Image - Black and White Photograph

Physical Dimensions

15.9 x 10.2 cm

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