Werner Inn

Built in 1834 at 131 East Nassau Street in East Canton, Ohio, this brick inn and tavern was constructed by mason Jacob Stambaugh for Henry Werner. It is a Federal-style building of two and a half stories with five bays, plus a two-story wing to the west. Notable features include Flemish bond brick walls, a sandstone foundation, bridge chimneys at each end, a denticulated cornice, and a main doorway with a semi-elliptical fanlight, sidelights and fluted Doric columns. Inside, the central hall plan, original staircase, much of the hardware and woodwork, and a small second-floor ballroom survive. The inn served the main east-west stagecoach route through eastern Stark County, when the town, then called Osnaburg, was a major stopover before the railroad arrived. George Reed bought it in 1853 after marrying Mary Werner, and his descendants held it until late 1986, when the Osnaburg Township Historical Society acquired it. It was listed for its architecture and its link to early settlement.