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Black Horse Tavern (Old Saybrook, Connecticut)

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80: 105: 890: 322:-story timber-framed structure, with a gabled roof and slightly off-center chimney. Its main facade is four bays wide, with the entrance in the center-left bay; the chimney is positioned behind the entrance. The entrance, which features an original vertical board door, is flanked by pilasters and topped by a half-round fanlight, and is sheltered by a gabled portico. The interior layout has a large front-to-back chamber to the right of the chimney, and a parlor and kitchen to the left and behind. 66: 901: 112: 87: 325:
The tavern was built about 1712 by John Burrows, on land originally deeded to John Clark Sr. in 1644. The North Cove was then coming into use as a shipbuilding center, and the tavern operated by Burrows would have served its workers and travelers moving on the river. North Cove Road was then also
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the major road following the western shore of the river, another source of passing travelers. The building served as a tavern providing services to passing travelers, under a variety of owners, until 1924, and is now a private residence.
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The Black Horse Tavern is located near the eastern end of Saybrook Point, a peninsula dividing two coves (North and South Coves) on the west side of the
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Accompanying 10 photos, exterior and interior, from 1978
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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Black Horse Tavern (Old Saybrook, Connecticut) is located in Connecticut
Black Horse Tavern (Old Saybrook, Connecticut) is located in the United States
Old Saybrook, Connecticut
41°17′20″N 72°21′20″W / 41.28889°N 72.35556°W / 41.28889; -72.35556
North Cove Historic District
ID94000766
78002851
Old Saybrook, Connecticut
National Register of Historic Places
Connecticut River
Long Island Sound
Fort Saybrook
Saybrook Colony
List of the oldest buildings in Connecticut
National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Connecticut


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


"NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Black Horse Tavern"
National Park Service
Accompanying 10 photos, exterior and interior, from 1978
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