Image: OldStoneInnPittsburgh

Description: Picture of the Old Stone Inn located at 434 Greentree Road in the West End neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 30, 2010. The sign on the front of the buildings says, "Old Stone Tavern est. 1756". The "Old Stone Inn" (also called "Coates Tavern") dates to at least the late 1700s, and may date back to the mid 1700s. Its date of construction is not entirely confirmed. There is an old date listed on the cornerstone of the Inn that indicates the year 1756, which would make it the oldest building in the county if that is true. Not only that, but it would make it the oldest building west of the Allegheny Mountains if it is really older than the Fort Pitt Blockhouse by 8 years. It may not only be fascinating for that reason, but also for the possibility that it may be the only structure that still exists from the French settlement days of Pittsburgh before the English came and built Fort Pitt. There are supposedly account ledgers from the Inn that have been found at the Carnegie Library from 1793 to 1796 ([1]), but is this the same building that was there then? I don't know, but the debate about this building's age continues. Whatever the case, it's an old building, it may be the oldest of the existing Inns and taverns in Allegheny County. As a City of Pittsburgh Historic Landmark, it should be preserved for years to come.
Title: OldStoneInnPittsburgh
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Author: Lee Paxton
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