Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz

Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz

Named Farmer's Tavern by innkeeper John Frazier on premises... originally owned by Alexander McNair, first Governor of Missouri who had a 27 vat tannery at rear of property. Popular hostelry favored by early legislators and officials when St. Charles was the First State Capitol. Renovated by Waye family in 1854 as their home and inn.

[Farmer's Tavern, built in 1805. Lodging 25¢ a night. They advertised good food....corn bread and common fixins, 2 bits; white bread and chicken fixins, 3 bits (37½¢). The only "coin of the realm" in these early days was the Spanish Peso, which was cut evenly into four or eight parts called "bits" and used as currency (i.e. Spanish Pieces of Eight). In addition, furs were used for currency, as was tobacco, beeswax, maple syrup, salt, feathers, bear oil, fish, wood and lead.]

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