Eager Inn

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.

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