Cornell-Randall-Bailey Roadhouse
Cornell-Randall-Bailey Roadhouse | |
Location | Johnston, Rhode Island |
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Coordinates | 41°49′57″N 71°33′29″W / 41.83250°N 71.55806°W |
Built | 1799 |
NRHP reference No. | 84001943 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 10, 1984 |
The Cornell—Randall—Bailey Roadhouse (also known as the Log Gift and Curtain Shoppe) is an historic building located at 2737 Hartford Avenue (
United States Route 6) in western Johnston, Rhode Island. The oldest portion of this 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure was built in the late 18th century by Samuel Steere, and was substantially enlarged for use as a tavern in 1821 by Daniel Cornell. Business at the tavern declined when railroads rendered the highway less important, and the building was adapted for use as a bordello and gambling house in the early 20th century. In the 1970s it was converted for use as a gift shop.[2]
The Cornell-Randall-Bailey Roadhouse is significant- to the history of architecture as a fairly well-preserved example of a commercial structure.[3]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 10, 1984.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Cornell-Randall-Bailey Roadhouse" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior.