Recollection - History of 'Old Tavern Property'

2007a-086

Recollection - History of 'Old Tavern Property'

History of 'Old Tavern Property' owned by E. B. Bruce (1868-1894), Mrs. Henry Taylor (1890), Noah Pierce, Prudence Winslow (1888). 'After much contentious discussion the FSH Library was built on the spot at Worthington Four Corners where the Pierce Tavern once stood, but facing Huntington Road, not Buffingrton Hill Road. It is recorded in Papers on the History of Worthington that 'A part of Reverend Huntington's estate consisted of fourteen acres of land. . . that lay 'about half-way' between the Center and The Corners. The trustees considered it best to sell this property and use the money toward the building to be built elsewhere. Five sites were offered. Unfortunately, two families, the Stones and the Rices, were overeager for the honor. There was als argument over which direction the building should face.' . . . The library faces the Rice home on Huntington Road, not as the Tavern which faced Buffington Hill Road.'

Papers

21.6 x 27.9 cm (8.5 x 11 in)

1966/1999

2007-07-24

Box 41

summer 2007

Beverly F. Smith