Tavern Update.....

West End tavern may have been built in the 1750s
Thursday, April 02, 2009
By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Historic Review Commission heard testimony yesterday that the West End's Old Stone Tavern, 434 Greentree Rd., may predate a 1793-1796 ledger book that's confirmed to be authentic.
Katherine Molnar, the city's historic planner, said the historic book indicates 13 account ledgers came before it, which could date the building back another 40 years. Until about two years ago when it closed, it had operated continuously as a bar and/or restaurant.
John DeSantis, a preservationist who lives in Allegheny West, nominated the old tavern, which has also been called the Old Stone Inn, for historic status earlier this year when it was awaiting a demolition permit.
A vote on that nomination, which would preclude demolition, is expected at the May 6 meeting of the commission. The owner of the building, Lee Harris, could not be reached yesterday. He also owns Harris Masonry, which is beside the tavern.