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Old Riverton Inn

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291:, the only bridge spanning that river in the immediate vicinity. It is a 2-1/2 story gable-roof wood frame structure, set on a brick foundation exposed on the western (street) side due to the sloping lot, giving it a three-story appearance. The street facade is five bays wide, with the main entrance originally located in the center bay. Due to road widening, the building's 19th-century porch was lost, and the entrance (its original architectural surround preserved) was relocated to the south side. The main facade now has a three-part window topped by a broken pediment in the door's location, and a wide bay window in the basement level. 77: 878: 102: 889: 63: 109: 84: 311:, some of whose buildings survive across the river. The inn survived the village's economic decline after it failed to secure a railroad connection, and has been operated for as a traveler accommodation for all but a twelve-year period in the early 20th century, when it housed migrant workers. 767: 918: 862: 798: 294:
The inn was built about 1811, probably by Jesse Ives, to capitalize on traffic in the area. The bridge across the river was built in 1790, and was the only crossing for miles in either direction. The north-south road was a major route between
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The Old Riverton Inn occupies a prominent position on the east side of the village of Riverton, standing on the east side of East River Road opposite the bridge across the East Branch
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is a historic hotel and tavern at 436 East River Road in the
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

Old Riverton Inn is located in Connecticut
Old Riverton Inn is located in the United States
Barkhamsted, Connecticut
41°57′46″N 73°1′1″W / 41.96278°N 73.01694°W / 41.96278; -73.01694
Riverton Historic District
ID07000419
92000906
Riverton
Barkhamsted, Connecticut
National Register of Historic Places
Farmington River
New Hartford
Massachusetts
Winsted
Lambert Hitchcock
National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service


"National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Old Riverton Inn"
Accompanying photos
Old Riverton Inn web site

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