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Name, City, Type of Resource

Tavern  Minnesota - ZZ (Internet)

  CT

  Greenwich

  Putnam Cottage

  243 East Putnam Avenue

  Greenwich        CT           06830    

  Phone   203 869-9697

  Web Site  http://www.putnamcottage.org/

  E-mail  mailto:info@putnamcottage.org

  Alt Web  http://www.ctssar.org/sites/greenwich_putnam_cottage.htm

  Description  one time Knapp Tavern, used by General Israel Putnam during Revolution

  Type of Resource   Historic Place

  Primary Focus  Building

  Building Type   Tavern

  Era  1690

  Owner/Operator:  Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution

  New or Updated:           11/23/2005
 

  CT

  Ridgefield

  Keeler Tavern Museum

  132 Main Street

  PO Box 204

  Ridgefield  CT   06877    

  Phone  203 438-5485

  Web Site  http://www.keelertavernmuseum.org/

  Description  one time  stage coach stop, hotel, and even home of architect

                    Cass Gilbert now exhibits period furniture and exhibits described by

                    costumed guides

  Type of Resource  Historic Place

  Primary Focus  Garden

  Building Type  Tavern

  Collection A-F  Costumes

  Collection G-M   Furniture

  Collection N-Z   Photography

  Research   Archives

  Owner/Operator:  Keeler Tavern Preservation Society

  New or Updated:  7/4/2007

  CT

  Wallingford

  Samuel Parsons House

  180 South Main Street

  PO Box 73

  Wallingford  CT   06492    

  Phone  203 294-1996

  Web Site  *****

  Alt Web  http://www.town.wallingford.ct.us/Page.cfm?name=Points%20of%20Interest

  Description  home, tavern & stagecoach stop

  Type of Resource   House Museum

  Primary Focus  Local History

  Building Type   Tavern

  Era  1759

  Owner/Operator:  Wallingford Historical Society

  New or Updated:  12/12/2005

  Indiana

  Madison

  Masonic Schofield House

  217 West 2nd St

  Madison  IN   47250    

  Phone  812 265-4759

  Web Site *****

  Alt Web http://www.keywestshrimphouse.com/placesof.htm

  Description  2 story brick tavern

  Type of Resource  House Museum

  Building Type  Tavern

  Era  1816

  Owner/Operator:  Historic Madison

  New or Updated:  4/18/2007

  MA

  Lexington

  Buckman Tavern

  1 Bedford Street

  PO Box 514

  Lexington  MA   02173    

  Phone   781 862-1703

  Web Site  http://www.lexingtonhistory.org/buckman_2002.html

  E-mail  mailto:info@lexingtonhistory.org

  Description  gathering spot for local militia before the British arrived in Lexington

  Type of Resource  Historic Place

  Primary Focus  Local History

  Building Type  Tavern

  Era   Revolutionary War

  Owner/Operator:  Lexington Historical Society

  New or Updated:  4/13/2006
 

  MA

  Reading

  Parker Tavern

  103 Washington Street

  Reading MA   01867     

  Phone  781 944-2857

  Web Site  *****

  Alt Web  http://www.privatepropertiesrealty.com/community.htm

  Description  tavern in saltbox style building, used for Scotch Highlander prisoners in

                     Revolution, local history

  Type of Resource  Historic Place

  Primary Focus Local History

  Building Type Tavern

  Era 1694

  Owner/Operator:  Reading Antiquarian Society

  New or Updated:   5/11/2006

  MA

  Rockport

  Rockport Art Association

  12 Main Street

  Rockport  MA  01966    

  Phone  978 546-6604

  Web Site  http://www.rockportartassn.org/

  Description  arts center with 6 galleries in historic structure

  Type of Resource  Gallery

  Primary Focus  Arts

  Building Type Tavern

  Research  Library

  Era  1687

  New or Updated:  5/6/2006

  ME

  Burlington

  Stewart M Lord Memorial Historical Society, Inc

   2 Main Road

  Burlington  ME  04417    

  Web Site http://www.barkerbusiness.com/smlmhs

  E-mail  mailto:barkerjr@barkerbusiness.com

  Alt Web http://www.mainemuseums.org/htm/museumdetail.php3?orgID=1633

  Description  local museum in 1844 tavern & 4 other buildings

  Type of Resource Historic Place

  Primary Focus  Local History

  Building Type Tavern

  Era 844

  New or Updated:  6/3/2007

  MN

  Fridley

  Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts

  6666 East River Rd

  Fridley  MN  55432    

  Phone 763 574-1850

  Alt Phone 763 757-3920

  Web Site http://www.nps.gov/miss/maps/model/banfill-locke.html

  Alt Web http://www.anokacountyparks.com/qlinks/BanfillLocke/banfill-locke.htm

  Description  facility served as tavern, inn, dairy farm, post office on the Oxcart Trail,

                     now located in county park and features rotating art exhibits

  Type of Resource  Historic Place

  Primary Focus  Arts

  Building Type  Tavern

  Era 1840

  New or Updated:  1/18/2007

  MT

  Deer Lodge

  Desert John's Saloon Museum

  1106 Main Street

  Deer Lodge         MT           59722    

  Phone   406 846-3111

  Web Site  http://www.pcmaf.org/desert_johns.htm

  Description  alcohol fueled the Old West.  See examples here

  Type of Resource   Specialty Museum

  Building Type   Tavern

  Industry /Profession Beverage

  Owner/Operator:  Powell County Museum & Arts Foundation

  New or Updated:           12/21/2005

  NH

  Keene

  Wyman Tavern

  339 Main Street

  Keene  NH   03431    

  Phone  603 357-3855

  Alt Phone  603 352-1895

  Web Site http://www.hsccnh.org/wymantavern/default.cfm

  E-mail  mailto:hscc@hsccnh.org

  Alt Web http://www.theheartofnewengland.com/LifeInNewEngland-MinuteMen.html

  Description  tavern for 40 years, local Minutemen formed here on the way to

                    Lexington & Concord, later home & school of minister for 55 years

  Type of Resource  Historic Place

  Building Type  Tavern

  Era  1762

  New or Updated:  2/3/2007

  NJ

  Haddonfield

  Indian King Tavern Museum

  233 Kings Highway East

  Haddonfield  NJ  08033    

  Phone   856 429-6792

  Web Site  www.levins.com/tavern.html

  Description  site of meeting that created New Jersey as an independent state in 1777

  Type of Resource   Historic Place

  Primary Focus  Building

  Building Type   Tavern

  Era  1750

  New or Updated:         8/11/2005

  NJ
  Pennsauken
  Vennell Tavern Committee Inc
  421 Cove Road
  PO Box 131
  Pennsauken    NJ   08110    
  Phone   856 317-0961
  Web Site  http://history.camden.rutgers.edu/Camco.html
  Description  effort to restore historic tavern
  Type of Resource   History Related Organization
  Primary Focus  Preservation
  Building Type   Tavern
  New or Updated:    2/7/2004

  NJ

  Shrewsbury

  Allen House

  400 Sycamore

  Shrewsbury  NJ   07702    

  Phone 732 462-1466

  Web Site http://www.monmouth.com/~mcha/

  E-mail  mailto:mcha@monmouth.com

  Description  operated as tavern in second half of 18th century

  Type of Resource House Museum

  Building Type Tavern

  Era  1710

  Owner/Operator:  Monmouth County Historical Association

  New or Updated:  9/12/2006

  NY

  Rye

  Square House, The

  1 Purchase St

  Rye  NY  10580    

  Phone  914 967-7588

  Web Site http://www.ryehistoricalsociety.org/square_house_programs.htm

  Description  18th century tavern also used as a home, 6 period rooms, local artifacts

  Type of Resource  House Museum

  Primary Focus  Local History

  Building Type Tavern

  Era  1730

  Owner/Operator:  Rye Historical Society

  New or Updated:  7/25/2007

Ohio
Miamisburg
Daniel Gebhart Tavern Museum
Address
Miamisburg OH
Phone
Web Site www.freeyellow.com/members2/gebharttavernmuseum/index.html
Description restored log tavern
Type of Resource Historic Place
Primary Focus Building Collection
Building Type Tavern
Era 1811

Ohio
Troy
Overfield Tavern
201 East Water Street
Troy OH 45373
Phone 937 339-8677
Web Site http://www.tdn-net.com/overfield/
Description log tavern of early settler and participant in War of 1812
Type of Resource Museum
Building Type Tavern
Era 1808

Beyond the Newsstand

  PA

  Chadds Ford

  Barnes-Brinton House

  US Rt 1

  PO Box 27

  Chadds Ford  PA   19317    

  Phone  610 388-7376

  Web Site http://www.chaddsfordhistory.org/houses/brinton.htm

  E-mail  mailto:info@chaddsfordhistory.org

  Description  home built as house/tavern, restored to 1720's

  Type of Resource   House Museum

  Primary Focus  Building

  Building Type Tavern

  Era  1714

  Owner/Operator:  Chadds Ford Historical Society

  New or Updated:  12/11/2006

  PA
  Dillsburg
  Northern York County Historical
  35 Greenbriar Lane
  Dillsburg  PA   17019    
  Phone   717 502-1440
  Web Site  *****
  Alt Web  http://www.localpickle.com/nychaps.html
  Description  maintains archives, restring Dill's Tavern
  Type of Resource   Museum
  Primary Focus  Local History
  Building Type   Tavern
  Research /Reading  Archives
  New or Updated:     4/5/2004

Tennessee
Morristown
John Crockett Tavern Museum
2002 Morningside Drive
Morristown TN 37814
Phone 423 587-9900
Web Site http://www.mtsu.edu/~histpres/APTA/page7.html
Description replica of frontier tavern, associated with Davy Crockett
Type of Resource Historic Place
Primary Focus Building
Building Type Tavern

  VA
  Fredericksburg
  Rising Sun Tavern
  1304 Caroline Street
  Fredericksburg    VA   22401  
  Phone   540 373-1776
  Web Site  http://www.apva.org/apva/rising_sun_tavern.php
  Description  home and stagecoach shop built by George Washington's brother
  Type of Resource   Historic Place
  Primary Focus  Building
  Building Type   Tavern
  Collection N-Z  Pewter
  Era  1760
  New or Updated:      5/5/2004

  VA
  Heathsville
  Rice's Hotel/Hughlett's Tavern
  73 Monument Place
  MAIL PO Box 579
  Heathsville  VA     22743 
  Phone   804 580-3377
  Alt Phone   804 580-3536
  Web Site  http://www.rhhtfoundation.org/
  E-mail  mailto:board@rhhtfoundation.org
  Description  historic inn now holds restaurant, store
  Type of Resource   Historic Place
  Building Type   Tavern
  Era  1795
  New or Updated:    5/16/2004