Stage House Inn

The Stage House Inn is located in Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, United States. The inn was built in 1737 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 1982.

Stage House Inn
LocationPark Avenue and Front Street, Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Coordinates40°39′3″N 74°23′59″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1737
ArchitectSutton, John
NRHP reference No.82003308[1]
NJRHP No.2723[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1982
Designated NJRHPMay 11, 1981

Through its history, the inn has also been known as Ye Olde Historical Inn, the Stanbury Inn, Ye Olde Tavern, the W.L. Deegans Hotel, Sutton's Tavern, and De Boud's Hotel.[3]

The inn sat prominently on the Old York Road, where it was a regular stop for stagecoaches on the "Swift Sure Stage Line"[4] between New York City and Philadelphia.[3]

It was a primary meeting place for troop messengers and officers during the Revolutionary War; in fact, General Lafayette is known to have stopped at the inn while General George Washington was nearby.[3]

When President Abraham Lincoln called additional troops to defend the Union during the American Civil War, rallies were held in the Stage House Inn.[3]

The building is currently used as a part of the "Stage House Tavern," a restaurant and bar opened in 2003.[5]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Union County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. July 7, 2009. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  3. Bousquet, Richard; Bousquet, Suzanne (1995). Images of America: Scotch Plains and Fanwood. Dover, NH: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 32–33. ISBN 0738563188.
  4. "History of Scotch Plains". visitscotchplains.org. Scotch Plains Business & Professional Association. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  5. "Stage House Tavern (Scotch Plains)". stagehousetavern.com. 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.


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