Whittemore's Tavern Explained

Whittemore's Tavern
Nrhp Type:nrhp
Location:473 Auburn St., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates:42.3453°N -71.2533°W
Built:1724
Architecture:Georgian, Vernacular Georgian
Added:September 04, 1986
Mpsub:Newton MRA
Refnum:86001896

Whittemore's Tavern is a historic building at 473 Auburn Street in the Auburndale village of Newton, Massachusetts. It was operated as a tavern for a time in the 18th century, but it is now a private residence. The -story wood-frame house was built c. 1724, probably by William Robinson II, sone of one of Auburndale's early settlers. It served as a tavern in the 1760s, when Auburn Street was a major east–west thoroughfare. The asymmetrical window placement on the front facade suggests that the house may have been built in stages.[1]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Whittemore's Tavern. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2014-04-23.