Peleg Arnold Tavern Explained

Peleg Arnold Tavern
Location:Union Village, Rhode Island
Coordinates:41.9892°N -71.5339°W
Added:July 30, 1974
Refnum:74000046
Nrhp Type2:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Nrhp Type2:July 28, 1978
Partof:Union Village Historic District
Partof Refnum:78000011

The Peleg Arnold Tavern off Great Road in Union Village in North Smithfield, Rhode Island was built around 1690 and is one of the oldest homes in North Smithfield. The oldest part of house was built in the late 17th century by Richard Arnold, one of the earliest settlers in the area.[1] His descendant, Peleg Arnold, greatly expanded the building a century later. Peleg Arnold was a justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court and representative to the Continental Congress. Arnold's popular tavern served as center of American military operations in the town during the American Revolution. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[2]

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  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-11-30 . 2011-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727133649/http://www.nsmithfieldri.org/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/Public/HistoricalUnionVillage.pdf . dead .
  2. http://www.rihphc.state.ri.us/pdfs_zips_downloads/national_pdfs/north_smithfield/nosm_woonsocket-hill-road-4_peleg-arnold-tavern.pdf NRHP Nomination Form