Boone Tavern Hotel - Berea, KY - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Built in 1909, the three-story Boone Tavern Hotel one of Berea College's original campus buildings. The design is by the New York architectural firm of Cady & See. It was built at a cost of $20,000 (roughly just under half million dollars today). The building, made of bricks manufactured by students in the College's brickyard, was constructed by the College's Woodwork Department. The "Tavern" portion of the name derives from the historic definition that refers to a public inn for travelers rather than the modern definition related to the sale of alcohol.

It is currently getting a major renovation, thus closed until March 2009 (or later as the contractor looks to be behind).

Street address: 100 Main Street Berea, KY USA 40403 County / Borough / Parish: Madison County Year listed: 1996 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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