White Horse Tavern (Newport, Rhode Island)
White Horse Tavern | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property | |
White Horse Tavern in 2017 | |
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Location | Newport, Rhode Island |
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Coordinates | 41°29′30″N 71°18′51″W / 41.49167°N 71.31417°W / 41.49167; -71.31417Coordinates: 41°29′30″N 71°18′51″W / 41.49167°N 71.31417°W / 41.49167; -71.31417 |
Built | 1652–1673 |
Part of | Newport Historic District (#68000001[1]) |
NRHP reference # | 72000032[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 23, 1972 |
Designated NHLDCP | November 24, 1968 |
The White Horse Tavern was constructed before 1673 and is believed to be the oldest tavern building in the United States.[2] It is located on the corner of Farewell and Marlborough streets in Newport, Rhode Island.
Contents
1 History
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
History
Francis Brinley constructed the original building on the site in 1652.[2] In 1673, he sold the lot to William Mayes who enlarged the building to become a tavern.[2] The building was also used for large meetings, including use as a Rhode Island General Assembly meeting place, a court house, and a city hall.[2] William Mayes obtained a tavern license in 1687, and his son William Mayes, Jr. operated it through the early eighteenth century.[2] The operation was named "The White Horse Tavern" in 1730 by owner Jonathan Nichols.[2]
Tories and British troops were quartered there during the British occupation of Newport in the American Revolution, around the time of the Battle of Rhode Island.[2] Newport's Van Bueren family donated money to the private Preservation Society of Newport to restore the building in 1952, after years of neglect as a boarding house.[2] After the restoration, the building was sold and once again operated as a private tavern and restaurant,[2] and it remains a popular drinking and dining location today.[3]
See also
- Oldest buildings in America
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island
- List of the oldest buildings in Rhode Island
- List of oldest companies
- List of oldest companies in the United States
References
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External links
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- White Horse Tavern website
- WHT legends and stories
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