Colorized image of the inn showing people on the front porch surrounded by trees. Considered a summer resort, the inn was located in Rushtown near the N & W Railway station. The Inn was owned and operated by William Crichton, a native of Scotland and steel mill worker in the late 1800's and early 1900's. The Inn was located on a hill on the west side of route 104 near the N & W Railway passenger station in Rushtown, It closed in 1919.
Sepia photo image of Ben Hur Hall, and city block with crowds and autos, Fifth (5th) and Chillicothe Streets. In the Portsmouth City Directory of 1918, The Smoke House address is 503 Chillicothe Street.