The Stagecoach Tavern

Description	Built circa 1793 as a home by John Merrick, a cordwainer or shoemaker.
Construction	Fieldstone exterior, wood frame interior.
Uses	First used as a home. In 1799, licensed as a tavern and operated as one until Prohibition. Offered food and lodging to farmers and travellers. In the 1820’s it was owned by the Fallsington Inn Company. After the Civil War, a large frame addition was made to the front and the name changed to the National Hotel. In the 1920’s it became a lodge hall, then a hardware store. Following acquisition in the 1960 by Historic Fallsington, the addition was removed to reveal the original facade.
Current Owner	Historic Fallsington, Inc.
Bars	Originally, the bar was on the main floor. In the National Hotel days, it was in the basement, along with the other bars of the local holding cell.