Cornell-Randall-Bailey Roadhouse

Coordinates: 41°49′57″N 71°33′29″W / 41.83250°N 71.55806°W / 41.83250; -71.55806
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Cornell-Randall-Bailey Roadhouse
Cornell-Randall-Bailey Roadhouse
Cornell-Randall-Bailey Roadhouse is located in Rhode Island
Cornell-Randall-Bailey Roadhouse
Cornell-Randall-Bailey Roadhouse is located in the United States
Cornell-Randall-Bailey Roadhouse
LocationJohnston, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°49′57″N 71°33′29″W / 41.83250°N 71.55806°W / 41.83250; -71.55806
Built1799
NRHP reference No.84001943 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 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+12-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]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Cornell-Randall-Bailey Roadhouse" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior.