F-3-135

Hagan's Tavern (The Old White House)

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Last Updated: 11-21-2003

F-3-135 Hagan's Tavern; 'lhe Old White House Frederick vicinity Private

ca. 1790-1830; ca. 1914

Hagan's Tavern is a two-story stone building with four bays and a one-story

porch with a 1-1/2 story rear wing located at the northeast corner of Old

National Pike and Ei:lgenont Road. It was built possibly as early as 1790,

pre-dating the National Road built through the area in arout 1807. It was

purchased about 1830 by John Hagan, who was the proprietor of the tavern

through m.ich of the mid and late 19th century. During the early 20th century,

it continued to serve as a restaurant and bar with a rather notorious

reputation for rough clientele. later in the 20th century, the building was an

antique shop. Recently restored, the building's white stucco exterior

plastering was removed; the nickname "'lhe Old White House", used perhaps during

its tavern days and during its use as a restaurant and bar in the 1920's and

1930's, referred to the white walls. 'Ibis is one of several features in common

with other taverns and hotels identified alonq the National Road, including a

wide center hall l:::lehind a heavy paneled door, flanked by two rooms with

fireplaces, one of which had a built-in cupboard next to the fireplace and a

bar. 'lhe bar has been reconstructed in a conjectural facsimile of the original

based on evidence on the floor J::ioards and historical descriptions and views of

similar structures. 'lhe windows on the first story are 9/6 and the second

story has 6/6 sash. 'lhe one-story porch with TUscan coltnnnS was added about

1914. Also on the property is a one-story, m.ich-altered frame store building

called the Old Braddock store, currently used as an antique shop.

F-3-135 Hagan's Tavern Frederick Frederick COlmty

HISIORIC CDNI'E}IT:

MARYIAND CXMPREBENSIVE HISIORIC PRESERVATION PIAN DATA

Geographic Organization: Piedmont (Harford, Baltilrore, carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery COlmties, am Baltilrore City)

Olronological/Developnent Period: Intensification, A.D. 1680-1845 Agricultural-Iniustrial Transition, A.D. 1815-1870 Iniustrial/Urban I'laninance, A.D. 1870-1930

Prehistoric/Historic Period '!hemes: Architecture, I.an:iscape Architecture arrl Community Planning Econcmic (Conmercial arrl :rniustrial) Transportation

Resource Types:

Category: Building

Historic Envirornnent: SUhlrban

Historic Function arrl Use: Ccmnerce/T.rade/restaurant/tavern Ccmnerce/T.rade/deparbnent store/general store

Known Design Source: None

M66 P510

1. Name (indicate pref erred name}

historic Hagan's Tavern; The Old White House

and/or common Hagan's Tavern

2. Location

street & number 5018A Old National Pike

city, town Frederick

state Maryland

3. Classification Category __ district ~ building(s) __ structure __ site _object

Ownership __ public K__ private _both Public Acquisition __ in process __ being considered _]!__not applicable

___x_ vicinity of

county

Status ___x_ occupied __ unoccupied __ work in progress Accessible ___x_ yes: restricted _yes: unrestricted __ no

Survey No. F-3-135

Magi No.

DOE _yes no

__ not for publication

congressional district 6th

Frederick

Present Use __ agriculture __ commercial _ educational __ entertainment __ government __ industrial __ military

__ museum __ park ___K__ private residence __ religious __ scientific __ transportation __ other:

4. Owner of Property (give names and mailing addresses of ~ owners)

name Mark F. McConnell

street & number P.O. Box 41 telephone no.:

city, town Braddock Heights, state and zip code MD 21714

5. Location of Legal Description

courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Frederick County Courthouse liber 1470

street & number 100 W. Patrick Street folio 130

city, town Frederick

state MD 21701

6. Representation in Existing Historical surveys

title

date __ federal __ state __ county __ local

pository for survey records

city, town state

7. Description

Condition _excellent ~good _fair

Check one _ deteriorated _ unaltered _ ruins ~ altered _unexposed

Check one __x_ original site _moved date of move

Survey No. F-3-135

Prepare both a summary paragraph and a general description of the resource and its various elements as it exists today.

CONilUBUI'ING RESOURCE CDUNI': 2

Hagan's Tavern is a two-sto:ry stone dwelling built about 1800 on the north side of the Old National Pike (U.S. 40A} at F.dgenont Road about 2 miles west of Frederick (City), Frederick County, Maryland. 'Ihe four-bay south elevation has a one-sto:ry IX>rch built about 1914 an:i a 1-1/2 sto:ry rear wing. 'Ihe date of the structure is based on its exterior ardritectural features and research by the current owner, Mr. Mark Mc:Connell, who has also done considerable restoration of the house. '!he house is reputed by loc:al tradition to have been built as a tavern about 1790, possibly by James Nixdorf. Although interior acx:ess to the house was not possible to meet current survey schedule requirements, further doannentation and analysis of the interior features is expected to conf inn the information published in a recent Frederick Magazine article regarding the features which typify its use as a tavern. A more accurate dating of the structure should also :be accomplished by further research. Certain features on both the interior and exterior are associated with the period 1820-1850. I.£x::ated west of the stone house is a circa 1914 frame store building with a parapet facade which has been extensively remodeled as an antique store.

'Ihe tavern has field stone walls which were covered with stucco during much of the 19th and early 2oth centuries and painted white, a typical technique of drawj-- -travelers' attention to inns, taverns, and toll houses along the National Road. stucco has been removed from the west, south, and east elevations, but remains mostly in place on the north elevation of the main section. '!he south elevation has four bays an:i originally had two doo:rways in the inner bays. The westernmost door was converted to a window at a date not determined. 'Ihe windows are 9 / 6 with louvred shutters on the first sto:ry and 6/6 with shutters on the second sto:ry. According to Mr. McConnell, the shutters were installed in about 1914, a probably true event since the original shutters in a late 18th or early 19th century building of this type would likely have been solid, raised panel shutters. The sills are wood. 'Ihe remaining doorway has a paneled soffit and a high, three-light transom above a heavy, 6-panel door. Mr. Mc:Connell rebuilt the raised panels in the upper four sections, which had been replaced with glass during the early 20th century. '!he original raised panels remain in the bottom two panels. A large brass knocker is centered on the door. Above the doorway is a wood lintel, which also appears above the converted doorway to the left.

'!he height an:i width of the doorway are, in Mr. Mcconnell' s opinion, one of the features which show that the building was erected as a tavern rather than as a dwelling which was later made into a public house. 'Ibis theo:ry parallels the available evidence on other taverns along the National Road. '!he circa 1914 porch has a wood deck and 'I\lscan colUilU1S linked by a plain balustrade. A circa 1910 photograph of the tavern published in Frederick Magazine shows the facade without a porch. 'Ihe roof is a wood shingle gable type, rebuilt about 5 years ago, but using the probable original material of the roof. Interior end chimneys also appear to have been rebuilt in recent years. A painted brick corl:Jeled cornice is one of the exterior features which suggests a date of about 1820-1850; however, the corn

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8. Significance Survey No. F-3-135

Period _ prehistoric _ 140~1499

- 150~1599 - 160~1699

_170~1799

~ 180~1899 ~190~

Specific dates

Areas of Significance-Check and justify below _archeology-prehistoric _community planning _landscape architecture_ religion _archeology-historic _conservation _law _science _ agriculture _ economics _ literature _ sculpture ~ architecture _education _ military _ social/ _ art _ engineering _ music humanitarian _x__ commerce _ exploration/settlement _ philosophy _ theater _ communications _ industry _ politics/government _x_ transportation

_ invention _other (specify)

C. 1790-1830, C. 19lliuilder/Architect

check: Applicable Criteria: xA B xC D and/or

Applicable Exception: A B c D E F G

Level of Significance: national state x local

Prepare both a summary paragraph of significance and a general statement of history and support.

Hagan's Tavern is a well-preserved and restored example of an early 19th century stone tavern associated with the National Road, with a high level of integrity and significance under the themes of architecture and transportation. Its stucco covering in much of the 19th and the early 20th centuries gave it its nickname "'Ihe Old White House" by which it was operated as a restaurant and bar in the early 20th century and later as an antique shop. '!his name was often associated with other taverns on the National Road as well, including Motter's Tavern (F-4-30) and the Beachley House (F-4-29), both located on the Old National Pike in the Middletown Valley. A full context evaluation of Hagan's Tavern must await analysis of the ·..,terior.

'Ihe house may have been b.lilt as early as 1790 and is thought to have been a tavern operated by James Nixdorf. Architectural features of the tavern suggest conflicts with dcx::umentary evidence and oral tradition regarding dates, leaving open the possibility of construction between 1820-1830. By the 1830's, it was owned by John Hagan. His father Peter Hagan was described in Searight's 'Ihe Old Pike: A History of the National Road (1894) as having a log tavern on the south side of the Pike near the stone Wilding's location which was famed arnon<J wagoners on the road. 'Ihe current owner of Hagan's Tavern, Mr. Mark McConnell, believes that the stone house may have operated concurrently with the log structure, eventually superceding it altogether. Research by Ann Lelilerz in the Frederick County Historical Society revealed that the tavern was still a well-known drinking place during the Civil War and was "patronized" by both Confederate and Union trcx:>ps in their passages through Frederick County. With the advent of the automobile, the tavern continued to operate and had a notorious reputation during the early 20th century for its rough clientele. Memories of its use during the 1920's and early 1930's suggest it was known as a speakeasy as well as a legitimate restaurant. I.ater, it was used as an antique store. Mr. McConnell has infonnation regarding several outbuildings which no lon<Jer exist, including stables, a surrnner kitchen, and a bank barn.

9. Major Bibliographical References Survey No. F-3-135

Bond, Isaac. Map of Frederick County, 1858 Frederick Magazine, March 1990, 30-32 Land Records of Frederick County Searight, Thomas B. The Old Pike: A History of the National Road, privately

published, Uniontown, Pa, 1894, 195.

1 O. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property l • 9 2 acre

Quadrangle name Frederick, Md. Quadrangle scale __ 1_:_2_4_0_0_0 __ _

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state code county

11. Form Prepared By name/title Janet L. Davis, Historic Sites Surveyor

organization Frederick County Planning & Zoning Deptejate February 1993

street & number 12 E. Church Street telephone 696-2958

city or town Frederick state

MD 21701

code

code

The Maryland Historic Sites Inventory was officially created by an Act of the Maryland Legislature to be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 41, Section 181 KA, 1974 supplement.

The survey and inventory are being prepared for information and record purposes only and do not constitute any infringement of individual property rights.

return to: Maryland Historical Trust Shaw House 21 State Circle Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (301) 269-2438

PS-2746

Hagan's Tavei:n; '!he Old White House Frederick County

7 .1 Description (Continued)

SURVEY No. F-3-135

could have been added to an earlier Wilding during the 30-year pericrl. 'Ihe east and west elevations each have two win:iow bays with the 9/6 and 6/6 sash as on the south elevation and 3/3 attic win:iows.

'Ihe 1-1/2 story rear wing has been the IIX>St altered part of the house's exterior. It also has the corbeled brick cornice and a replaced wood shingle roof. A modern shed addition with a doorway is attached to the west side of the wing. '!he east and north sides of the wing are partially obscured by a modern wood fence, rut 'Ihe east side of the wing clearly was J:uilt with an extended roof over a probably open porch. 'Ihe area of the porch is now enclosed and extended, with modern vertical siding, win:iows, and doors. A wocrl shingled dormer is located near the junction with the main section. On the north elevation of the main section, the remaining stucco is visible, alonc.J with a modern exterior brick chllnney.

'Ihe interior as described by Mr. McConnell and shown in the Frederick Magazine article has a center hall flanked by two rooms with a chair rail and original m:>lded mantels. In one room, the removal of layers of paint on the wocrl floor revealed the outline of a bar and J:uilt-in wall cupboard flanking the fireplace. Mr. McConnell recently reJ:uilt a conjectural bar in this location. 'Ihe feature is one which is approximated in other identified taverns on the Frederick County section of the National Road. Full documentation of the interior is stronc.JlY recormnended.

store: 'Ihe one-story store has a modern sign identifying it as the Old Braddock store, J:uilt about 1914. Mr. McConnell has additional infontation on the structure which should be incorporated in this inventory fo:rm. Its principal features are a stepped frame parapet with m:>ldinc.J cornice and board and batten siding facing south. A four-panel center door is flanked by modern multiple pane win:iows. A shed porch with a composition roof shelters the south facade and has bracketed turned columns. 'Ihese appear to be modern additions. 'Ihe east elevation of the J:uildinc.J has a modern doorway, now the principal entrance, and a picture win:iow. A modern warehouse extension adjoins the J:uildinc.J on the north.

Hagan's Tavern Frederick County

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