1827
Henry Grimes Completes the Stone Building Later Known as Red Horse Tavern
Henry Grimes built the stone structure near present-day Aurora as a residence in 1825–1827. Standing beside the corridor that became the Northwestern Turnpike, it was later converted into the Red Horse Tavern and remains one of the area's oldest buildings.
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National Register of Historic Places, Red Horse Tavern additional documentation, Section 8; Brookside Historic District nomination, Section 8, p. 12
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