'Steady Work': All it will take to fix up Danbury landmark, restorer says, is time and money
By Lisa R. Boone
Winston-Salem Journal
DANBURY - The McCanless Inn and Moody's Tavern were once gathering places. Sounds of a grand piano's tinkling keys floated from the inn's windows, and the fire in the tavern's rounded fireplace burned continuously. Now, the inn sags, creaks and gapes, and the tavern is crumbling - both showing signs of age and neglect.
Richard Tharp, who has owned the inn at 601 N. Main St. for a year, saw it more than 30 years ago while working on a construction job in Lawsonville. He soon learned of the inn's history, including a rumored connection to the Civil War, and he wanted to restore the place.
Winston-Salem Journal
DANBURY - The McCanless Inn and Moody's Tavern were once gathering places. Sounds of a grand piano's tinkling keys floated from the inn's windows, and the fire in the tavern's rounded fireplace burned continuously. Now, the inn sags, creaks and gapes, and the tavern is crumbling - both showing signs of age and neglect.
Richard Tharp, who has owned the inn at 601 N. Main St. for a year, saw it more than 30 years ago while working on a construction job in Lawsonville. He soon learned of the inn's history, including a rumored connection to the Civil War, and he wanted to restore the place.
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