Tyree Stone Tavern
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Tyree Stone Tavern, also known as the Old Stone House, is a historic inn
INN
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 and tavern
Tavern
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 located near Clifftop
Clifftop, West Virginia
Clifftop is the name of several communities in the U.S. state of West Virginia.*Clifftop, Fayette County, West Virginia*Clifftop, Raleigh County, West Virginia-See also:...

, Fayette County, West Virginia
Fayette County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 47,579 people, 18,945 households, and 13,128 families residing in the county. The population density was 72 people per square mile . There were 21,616 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...

. It was built in 1824, and is a two story fieldstone
Fieldstone
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 building. It measures approximately 40 feet long and 30 feet deep. It served as a stage coach stop on the James River and Kanawha Turnpike
James River and Kanawha Turnpike
The James River and Kanawha Turnpike was built to facilitate portage of shipments of passengers and freight by water between the western reaches of the James River via the James River and Kanawha Canal and the eastern reaches of the Kanawha River....

.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1975.
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