J. Huston Tavern, also known as the Arrow Rock Tavern and The Old Tavern, is a historic

tavern A tavern is a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food such as different types of roast meats and cheese, and (mostly historically) where travelers would receive lodging. An inn is a tavern that h ...

building located at Arrow Rock,

Saline County, Missouri Saline County is located along the Missouri River in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,370. Its county seat is Marshall. The county was established November 25, 1820, and named for the region's salt sprin ...

. It was built in 1834 by Judge Joseph Huston, and is a 2 1/2-story,

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style brick building. A store with a second-floor ballroom was added in 1840. (includes 16 photographs from 2012) The tavern is the oldest continuously serving restaurant west of the

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.Missouri State Parks
/ref> It was added to the

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in 1972. It is located in the

Arrow Rock Historic District Arrow Rock Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing the village of Arrow Rock, Missouri and the adjacent Arrow Rock State Historic Site. The Arrow Rock area was where the historic Santa Fe Trail crossed the Missou ...

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* Historic American Buildings Survey in Missouri Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Missouri Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Federal architecture in Missouri Commercial buildings completed in 1834 Buildings and structures in Saline County, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Saline County, Missouri {{SalineCountyMO-NRHP-stub