The Lafayette House was also known as the Pierce (Pearce) Tavern. It subsequently fell into ruin and was demolished. In June 1825 General Lafayette spent the night here and greeted the townspeople under the Lafayette elm which is no longer standing. The picture also shows a tree called 'Lafayette Elm'. ]]>
The Lafayette Lodge, located at Worthington Corners, was predated, on the same site, by the Bartlett Hotel and the Worthington Inn. The Inn was sold by its owners, the Trow family, in 1916 to Willard Senna and Frank Wells who changed the name to "Lafayette Lodge." It was sold again in 1929 and 1930 and was destroyed by fire on February 27, 1931.]]>
Thrasher was the son of George M. and Hattie Lyman Thrasher. Guy Thrasher was his brother. The sample book was produced during the 1920s when H. B. Thrasher was living and working in Florida. The images are undated but are probably quite a bit earlier, ca. 1915 or so. Shows five women sitting on chairs on the front porch of Lafayette Lodge. The Lafayette Lodge (formerly the Worthington Inn) was located on Old Post Road. in Worthington Corners. It was destroyed in a fire in 1931. There is a small chip out of the top of the postcard.]]>
The Lafayette Lodge, located at Worthington Corners, was predated, on the same site, by the Bartlett Hotel and the Worthington Inn. The Inn was sold by its owners, the Trow family, in 1916 to Willard Senna and Frank Wells who changed the name to "Lafayette Lodge." It was sold again in 1929 and 1930 and was destroyed by fire on February 27, 1931.]]>