Painting - Pencil Drawing of Noah Pierce (Pearce; a.k.a. Lafayette House) Tavern

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Painting - Pencil Drawing of Noah Pierce (Pearce; a.k.a. Lafayette House) Tavern

There was talk of land purchase for the library in 1908, the dedication of the FSH Library was in 1914. This pencil drawing appears to be mentioned in early notes of accessions from Arthur Capen's house, also in the accessions book but there is no identification. However, please refer to Box 30 #45-01 (Handbook of Questions and Answers Relating to the History of Worthington, compiled by Elsie Venner Bartlett, Question #22.) The photograph in this book is by Sidney J. Smart; the drawing indicates no identifiable artist. After asking many people for their thoughts, Ted Porter tentatively identified the building in this drawing as the Noah Pierce (Pearce) Tavern, including the Elm Tree, and from the perspective of Buffington Hill Road looking south down Huntington Road. After the visit by the Marquis de Lafayette on June 13, 1825, the Tavern became known as the Lafayette House. The building was demolished in 1901. See also the framed photograph of the same tavern, # 2006a-189. Was the FSH Library modeled after the Pierce (a.k.a. Pearce) Tavern which once stood on the spot?

16.5 x 12.7 cm (6.5 x 5 in)

1900

2007-03-24

On Display

Arthur Capen