White Horse Tavern (Newport, Rhode Island)
White Horse Tavern | |
Contributing Property | |
Location | 26 Marlborough Street Newport, Rhode Island |
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Coordinates | 41°29′29.0″N 71°18′49.5″W / 41.491389°N 71.313750°W |
Built | 1652–1673 |
Part of | Newport Historic District (ID68000001[1]) |
NRHP reference No. | 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.
History
English immigrant Francis Brindley constructed the original building on the site in 1652 on land obtained from his brother-in-law William Coddington.[2] In 1673, he sold the lot to William Mayes, who enlarged the building to become a tavern.[2] It was also used for large meetings, including as a Rhode Island General Assembly meeting place, a courthouse, 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
See also
- List of the oldest restaurants in the United States
- 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
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "The Architectural Heritage of Newport, Rhode Island" - Page 433 by Antoinette Forrester Downing, Vincent Joseph Scully - 1967
- ^ "History | the White Horse Tavern, Newport, Rhode Island".