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35065. Portrait of Five Men Posed with Bicycles

IDNO:
035069
Title:
Portrait of Five Men Posed with Bicycles
Date:
ca. 1890-1910
Home was razed in 1977.

35066. Brigadier General David Hunter Strother at Home in Berkeley Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:
035070
Title:
Brigadier General David Hunter Strother at Home in Berkeley Springs, W. Va.
Description:
Home was razed in 1977.
"The Castle is a bit of the historic Rhine of Medieval Europe transplanted to the Western World. It is likened unto the 'Castle of Enchantment' referred to by a great English writer. The Castle contains numerous curios collected by the owners from many foreign countries. The main parts of the Castle are furnished with antiques. Visitors are conducted through for a small fee."

35067. Postcard of the Castle in Berkeley Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:
035071
Title:
Postcard of the Castle in Berkeley Springs, W. Va.
Description:
"The Castle is a bit of the historic Rhine of Medieval Europe transplanted to the Western World. It is likened unto the 'Castle of Enchantment' referred to by a great English writer. The Castle contains numerous curios collected by the owners from many foreign countries. The main parts of the Castle are furnished with antiques. Visitors are conducted through for a small fee."
This picture is of the old hotel which burned in March, 1898.

35068. Old Berkeley Springs Hotel

IDNO:
035072
Title:
Old Berkeley Springs Hotel
Description:
This picture is of the old hotel which burned in March, 1898.
The North Western Tavern was established ca. 1827 and became the Lillen Tavern in 1865. Currently it is the Mountain Breeze Hotel at the eastern foot of the Allegheny Mountain, Northwestern Turnpike, Mineral County.

35069. Old North Western Tavern, Mineral County, W. Va.

IDNO:
035073
Title:
Old North Western Tavern, Mineral County, W. Va.
Description:
The North Western Tavern was established ca. 1827 and became the Lillen Tavern in 1865. Currently it is the Mountain Breeze Hotel at the eastern foot of the Allegheny Mountain, Northwestern Turnpike, Mineral County.
This tavern was built in 1740 in Middleway, formerly called Smithfield, and the tavern in this picture is part of the original building.

35070. Smith's Tavern in Middleway, W. Va.

IDNO:
035074
Title:
Smith's Tavern in Middleway, W. Va.
Description:
This tavern was built in 1740 in Middleway, formerly called Smithfield, and the tavern in this picture is part of the original building.
Information included with the photograph, "Built in early 1800's by Nathaniel Kuykendall, three miles west of Burlington in Mineral County. Served as headquarters of Colonel Claudius Crozet while constructing Northwestern Turnpike. The Tavern had "fifteen large rooms and ten immense fireplaces."

35071. Northwestern Stone Tavern, Mineral County, W. Va.

IDNO:
035075
Title:
Northwestern Stone Tavern, Mineral County, W. Va.
Description:
Information included with the photograph, "Built in early 1800's by Nathaniel Kuykendall, three miles west of Burlington in Mineral County. Served as headquarters of Colonel Claudius Crozet while constructing Northwestern Turnpike. The Tavern had "fifteen large rooms and ten immense fireplaces."
This tavern was "built about close of Revolutionary war- seventeen rooms and four immense open fireplaces. Uncle Duff in picture for forty years chief butler and chef and footman."

35072. Old Parker Tavern in Romney, W. Va.

IDNO:
035076
Title:
Old Parker Tavern in Romney, W. Va.
Description:
This tavern was "built about close of Revolutionary war- seventeen rooms and four immense open fireplaces. Uncle Duff in picture for forty years chief butler and chef and footman."
This hotel was "built before town was established 1762 - rebuilt and improved - a popular stopping place from then to now."

35073. Keller Century Hotel, Romney, W. Va.

IDNO:
035077
Title:
Keller Century Hotel, Romney, W. Va.
Description:
This hotel was "built before town was established 1762 - rebuilt and improved - a popular stopping place from then to now."
This building was erected in 1824.

35074. Elm Grove Tavern, Wheeling W. Va.

IDNO:
035078
Title:
Elm Grove Tavern, Wheeling W. Va.
Description:
This building was erected in 1824.
Information included with the photograph, "Built in 1776, a famous tavern known for wonderful flower garden on hill across run - Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Holl from Holland."

35075. Old Inn and Stone Bridge - Holl Tavern, Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
035079
Title:
Old Inn and Stone Bridge - Holl Tavern, Charles Town, W. Va.
Description:
Information included with the photograph, "Built in 1776, a famous tavern known for wonderful flower garden on hill across run - Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Holl from Holland."
"Built by Eli Bell, 1784 in Hampshire county. Log house of twenty one rooms- used during Civil War - occupied by a detachment of Union soldiers - names of many may be seen today carved into wooden logs."

35076. Frey's Tavern, Capon Bridge, W. Va.

IDNO:
035080
Title:
Frey's Tavern, Capon Bridge, W. Va.
Description:
"Built by Eli Bell, 1784 in Hampshire county. Log house of twenty one rooms- used during Civil War - occupied by a detachment of Union soldiers - names of many may be seen today carved into wooden logs."