Inn at Fowlerstown
National Register of Historic Places

Inn at Fowlerstown

Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia
Listed
October 29, 1992
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
92001483

About this property

Inn at Fowlerstown, also known as Drover’s Inn, is a historic hotel located near Wellsburg in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States. The inn was built between 1848 and 1851, and is a 2½-story brick building in the Greek Revival style. The property also includes a two-story log house (1820) and frame cottage that pre-date the inn. Contributing outbuildings are a small clapboard well house, chicken coop, and privy. Before 1938, the inn housed a general store and post office that served the small village of Fowlerstown. The village grew up around along Washington Pike at the grist mill established by William Fowler. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Location

1001 Washington Pike (WV 27)
Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia
40.27971, -80.55468

Categories

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Sources

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When was Inn at Fowlerstown listed on the National Register?

Inn at Fowlerstown was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1992.

What type of historic resource is Inn at Fowlerstown?

Inn at Fowlerstown is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Inn at Fowlerstown?

The period of significance for Inn at Fowlerstown is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1820.

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