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Riley's Tavern

Coordinates: 29°48′23″N 98°01′25″W / 29.80639°N 98.02361°W / 29.80639; -98.02361 (Riley's Tavern)
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Riley's Tavern
Riley's Tavern is located in Texas
Riley's Tavern
Riley's Tavern is located in the United States
Riley's Tavern
Location8894 FM 1102, in or near New Braunfels, Texas
Coordinates29°48′23″N 98°01′25″W / 29.80639°N 98.02361°W / 29.80639; -98.02361 (Riley's Tavern)
Arealess than one acre
Built1936
NRHP reference No.100002346[1]
Added to NRHPApril 23, 2018

Riley's Tavern, in or near New Braunfels, Texas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.[1]

NRHPdocumentdraft.[2]

The building was constructed in the 1800s, but it was not notable until it was converted into a tavern by James Curtis Riley in 1933. Located near a railroad stop on the Missouri-Pacific Railway line, and near the border of a dry county, it did well. It was the first tavern in Texas to get a license after Prohibition was lifted in 1933.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Weekly list". April 27, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Gregory Smith (December 15, 2017). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Riley's Tavern (SBR draft)" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved May 16, 2018. With 20 photos from 2017.
  3. ^ Shaun Stalzer; Laurie E. Jasinski (May 19, 2015). "Handbook of Texas Online: Riley's Tavern". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "Riley's Tavern and Hunter, Texas". Historical markers.
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