{"nrhp_refnum":"95001330","name":"Brick Tavern House","other_names":["The Tavern Stand","Lentz Tavern"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"US 40 W of St. Clairsville, Richland Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"St. Clairsville","county":"Belmont County","state":"OH","lat":40.07361531500004,"lon":-80.98269636999999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-11-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, L-shaped brick tavern building on U.S. Highway 40 (the Old National Road) near East Richland, Richland Township, St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, built about 1828 and first named as a \"brick tavern house\" in an 1831 deed.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant under Criterion A for its commercial association with the National Road and as a representative example of a nineteenth-century roadside inn. It is one of a handful of known taverns still standing on the National Road and served stagecoach passengers and teamsters. Despite alterations, it still shows the type of building that gave travelers shelter and food.","narrative":"Beside the Old National Road (U.S. 40) near East Richland in Belmont County, Ohio, stands a two-story, L-shaped brick tavern built about 1828. Its walls are Flemish bond brick three layers thick, and its low-pitched metal roof, corbelled cornice and five-bay facade show Greek Revival touches. An enclosed two-story wooden veranda at the rear reflects Southern influence. A deed of 1831 names the building as a \"brick tavern house,\" and it served stagecoach passengers and teamsters traveling west from St. Clairsville. A photograph published in 1903 shows two-tiered verandas and a large shed that likely sheltered coaches and horses. Simon Lentz ran it as a hotel in 1855 before turning to groceries and farming. In 1957 it was divided into two apartments, which changed its interior and porch. It is listed for its link to National Road commerce and as one of few surviving inns of its kind along the route. A small shed from about 1920 also contributes to the property.","period_of_significance":"1831 - 1920","architect_builder":"Architect/builder listed as unknown; research suggests it was built ca. 1828 by Samuel Robinson, an early Belmont County resident.","architectural_style":"Mid-nineteenth century: Greek Revival","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Listed under current function as vacant/not in use. It was converted into two rental apartments in 1957, and the barn is non-contributing.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.133006-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/95001330.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95001330/7846da687f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95001330/7846da687f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Bwsmith84 (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brick_Tavern_House_in_Belmont_County_Ohio.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Bwsmith84 (talk)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brick_Tavern_House_in_Belmont_County_Ohio.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986821","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_Tavern_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4965949"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/belmont-county/brick-tavern-house-95001330/"}