Widow Haviland's Tavern | |
Location: | Purchase St., Rye, New York |
Coordinates: | 40.9819°N -73.6847°W |
Built: | c. 1730 |
Added: | April 16, 1974 |
Refnum: | 74001322 |
Widow Haviland's Tavern, also known as Square House Museum, is a historic inn and tavern building located at Rye, Westchester County, New York. It is a frame, gambrel roofed building with portions believed to date to the early 18th century, about 1730. It opened as a tavern about 1760. John Adams (1774), George Washington (1789), and General Lafayette (1824) are among the well known customers. It ceased use as a public house about 1830, then was a private residence until 1903, after which it became the municipal hall. It has been used since 1964 as a local history museum.[1]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.