Nomination for Eager Inn

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - County NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY NOV 8 1974: (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) NAME AND/ OR HISTORIC: N of Morgantown 6th - William H.

Harsha (Check One) - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) L Comments Commercial ] Religious ] Scientific OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: - Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 039 131 Trotwood Waverly LOCATION ACCESSIBLE STATE CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY Site Government Educational Entertainment Military Unoccupied Structure REGISTER District DATE Restricted STATUS Being Considered Museum Private Both Public Building Yes: Private Residence 13 Elmore Street Pike Pike County Courthouse CODE Ohio Agricultural OWNERSHIP Park Industrial ENTRY DATE Eager Inn REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS Public Acquisition: OWNER OF PROPERTY Object STREET AND NUMBER: 103 East 2nd Street Vicinity TO THE PUBLIC In Process DATE OF SURVEY: CITY OR TOWN: Mr. & Mrs.

Orland Park - Federal E 310220 NATIONAL COMMON: DESCRIPTION X Good - Deteriorated - Ruins - Unexposed - Unaltered *] Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

The original portion of the Eager Inn was a two-story, rectangular portion consisted of four rooms, two to each floor. There are four The outer bays have a single, double-hung window on each framed and have flat, stone arches above. A two-story, two room addition on the left side was constructed, probably, in 1858, which is the date appearing in the gable end. was built by Peter Higgins, a local stone mason who also built the sandstone, gable-roofed, with an inside-end chimney. Openings in framed, but do not have stone arches. of the area were not until 1798. It is likely that the inn was JUL 1 7 1974 CONDITION Trace.

NATIONAL REGISTER Excellent Moved structure built of smooth random ashlar Waverly sandstone.The inn Fair it is not likely that it is quite that early.The earliest surveys on each floor to the right of the door.These openings are wood constructed between 1805 and 1834 when the area was being settled stone jail in Piketon in 1853.The addition is also of Waverly was gable-roofed with inside end chimneys,also of stone.This Though it is locally believed that the Eager Inn was built in 1797, by Virginians and was part of the widely used westward path of Zane's the front facade are a plain door to the left and one small window (Check One) bay are identical,6/6.The 1ower window in the right bay.is larger, floor.The two in the left bay and the upper window in the right bays in this portion; the two inside bays each have a doorway. RECEIVED 8/12.

This was likely the tap room.Windows and doors are wood

Statement of significance

between Zanesville, Ohio and Maysville, Kentucky: Zane's Trace. along the route. months later it was sold to Isaac Penisten, an early (1798) Kirkpatrick in 1834 and he, in turn, sold it to Steven Graves in 1835. In April 1836 it was sold to John Eager, and the Eager Penisten, who was related by marriage to an earlier owner, Conservation Architecture Communications Commerce Engineering Transportation Science losophy Prehistoric Aboriginal itarian Literature Music Theater Education Social/Human- Agriculture Sculpture Industry Political Invention Trace was completed.Penisten sold the property to Andrew but the structure seems to predate his ownership of the property. 18th Century property remained in the family through 1917. The actual date of construction for the Eager Inn is not known.

The Eager Inn was located on the shortest and most used route an early inhabitant of the westward frontier and founder of Urban Planning inns that were used by these early travelers. It was built on Virginia Military Survey tract number 3255 which It is known that John Eager ran a tavern and inn until his the inn, since he owned the property during the years that Zane's at an average of every four miles since travel was slow and Isaac Penisten.It remained in the family until 1917. Religion/Phi. Eventually all the shares went to George Eager in 1856.Upon to Simon Morgan in 1799 and then to John Beasley in 1805.Eight Georgets death in 1902 it was willed to his sister, E1len wagons often broke down.In 1830 there were over 75 taverns The property was left to Johnts sons Lewis, George and Robert.

PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Wheeling, West Virginia. Zane's Trace was much used in the Military settler from Virginia.It is most likely that Penisten built building.It remains as a reminder of days of stagecoach travel along primitive roads and is typical of the simple The Eager Inn is important as a well-preserved early stone migration west until the mid 1800's.Taverns dotted the trace death in 1850.It is possible that John Eager built the inn, Art

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Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Commerce, 1947. Correspondence with Noble Wilt, Grandson of Catherine Eager Wilt, sister LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ÁCRES Degrees ( ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES JUL 1 71974 FORM PREPARED BY NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- I hereby certify that this property is included in the tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law Nationa 1 Register.

89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the c-iteria and procedures set Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: GPO 931-894 039 LATITUDE Seconds ORGANIZATION Local DATE COUNTY STATE Minutes Company, Title LONGITUDE CORNER ATTEST: Name REGISTER Columbus Ohio CODE Gretchen Klimoski NATIONAL Degrees Minutes Seconds Ohio Historical Society of George Eager. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION NAME AND TITLE: STREET AND NUMBER: 1982 Velma Ave. CITY OR TOWN: Schneider, Norris F. Keeper of The National Registe Jan.

1974 STATE Chei Pike CONTROL REVIEW HISTOR IAN Send-back _ NOV 8 1974 INT: 1538-73 KEEPER Entered ARCHEOLOGIST Re-submit WORKING NUMBER National Register Write-up MAPS Federal Register entry BRANCH CHIEF REVIEW UNIT CHIEF TECH REVIEW 7. 17. 74.1174 7. 18. REF#74001597 ColL PHOTOS 11-7.24 Form No. 10-301a 8 1974 LOCA TION Ortand Park JUL 1 7 1974 NEGATIVE FILED AT: 13 Elmore St., Trotwood, Ohio DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. * US.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/1446 II - 1 131 039 COUNTY DATE IDENTIFICATION CODE NAME COMMON: STATE Ohio PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM vicinity of Morgantown Pike ENTRY NUMBER NATIONAL PARK SERVICE East facade PHOTO CREDIT: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PHOTO REFERENCE at the junction of Richardson Hollow Rd.and State Rte 772 AND/OR HISTORIC: (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STREET AND NUMBER: FOR NPS USE ONLY (7/72) DATE OF PHOTO: CITY OR TOWN: PIKE CouNT PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER REGISTER NOV NATIONAL FRONT VIEW Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 8 197 JUL 171974 13 Elmore St., Trotwood, Ohio DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

* US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/1446 III - 1 1974 131 039 DATE COUNTY STATE CODE NATIONAL PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER COMMON: NAME Ohio West facade NOV Pike IDENTIFICATION PHOTO REFERENCE ENTRY NUMBER vicinity of Morgantown PHOTO CREDIT: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM AND/OR HISTORIC: at the junction of Richardson Hollow Rd. and State Rte 772 STREET AND NUMBER: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (7/72) (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) NEGATIVE FILED AT: FOR NPS USE ONLY CITY OR TOWN: DATE OF PHOTO: Orrand Park Eager Inn Eager Inn : west facade LOCA TION 45426 REGISTE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Form No. 10-301a PIKE COUNTY 8 1974 NAME LOCA TION STREET AND NUMBER: NEGATIVE FILED AT: 13 Elmore St., Trotwood, Ohio DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. * U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/ 1446 III - I 039 131 DATE STATE CODE IDENTIFICATION Eager Inn COMMON: Ohio Orland Park REGISTER North end. ENTRY NUMBER vicinity of Morgantown PHOTO REFERENCE FOR NPS USE ONLY Pike PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND/OR HISTORIC: PHOTO CREDIT: at the junction of Richardson Hollow Rd. and State Rte 772 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) DATE OF PHOTO: CITY OR TOWN: (7/72) PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NATIONAL Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER AND/OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUM BER: CITY OR TOWN: U.S.G.S. 7.5' Morgantown 1: 24000 TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. * U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-148/1441 3-1 039 1961 COUNTY REQUIREMENTS STATE NAME DATE Eager Inn REGISTER Ohio CODE Pike 131 NATIONAL COMMON: SCALE: vicinity of Morgantown MAP REFERENCE SOURCE: at the junction of Richardson Hollow Rd.and State Rte 772 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) PROPERTY MAP FORM Rev. 7-72 NOV 8 1974 LOCATION NOV 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MORGANTOWN QUADRANGLE ROAD CLASSIFICATION REGISTER Mapped, edited, and published by the Geological Survey OHIO STATE OF OHIO MORGANTOWN, OHIO NOV 8 1974 Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Hon. Howard M. Metzenbaum Mr. Charles C.

Pratt, Acting Director Regional Director, Midwest Region Columbus, Ohio 43211 Location 11/14/74 Morgantown vicinity Name MMott/cha STATEOHTO Date Entered Pike County Also Notified State Historic Preservation Officer The Ohio Historical Society ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Hon. William H. Harsha Eager Inn Interstate #7lat 17th Avenue