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Deacon Isaac Abbot's Tavern, built around 1680, is at the intersection of Whittier and Elm Streets. It became a tavern in 1776. On November 5, 1789, George Washington breakfasted there while making a tour of the eastern states shortly after his inauguration. | Deacon Isaac Abbot's Tavern, built around 1680, is at the intersection of Whittier and Elm Streets (70 Elm Street). It became a tavern in 1776. On November 5, 1789, George Washington breakfasted there while making a tour of the eastern states shortly after his inauguration. | ||
[[Image:Abbot's_Tavern.jpg|thumb|...''Abbot's Tavern''.... click to enlarge|left]] | [[Image:Abbot's_Tavern.jpg|thumb|...''Abbot's Tavern''.... click to enlarge|left]] | ||
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*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rresult.xml?rt=title&tp=title&t=townswoman%27s%20andover&ft=&l=1&d=0&f= ''The Townswoman's Andover''] by Bessie Goldsmith (974.45 Gol), pages 50-70. | *[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rresult.xml?rt=title&tp=title&t=townswoman%27s%20andover&ft=&l=1&d=0&f= ''The Townswoman's Andover''] by Bessie Goldsmith (974.45 Gol), pages 50-70. | ||
*[http://catalog.mvlc.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12H8N7951079U.29415&profile=man&source=~!horizon&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!220996~!2&ri=1&aspect=subtab783&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=stage+coach+and+tavern+days&index=.ET&uindex=&aspect=subtab783&menu=search&ri=1#focus Stage-coach and Tavern Days] (917.3032 Ear) pages 64-66, for the license for William Chandler's tavern. | *[http://catalog.mvlc.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12H8N7951079U.29415&profile=man&source=~!horizon&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!220996~!2&ri=1&aspect=subtab783&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=stage+coach+and+tavern+days&index=.ET&uindex=&aspect=subtab783&menu=search&ri=1#focus Stage-coach and Tavern Days] (917.3032 Ear) pages 64-66, for the license for William Chandler's tavern. | ||
* "George stopped here", ''Boston Sunday Globe'', February 19, 1995. | |||
* "Homes tell stories of witches and wars", ''Eagle Tribune'', August 14, 1998. | * "Homes tell stories of witches and wars", ''Eagle Tribune'', August 14, 1998. | ||
Revision as of 14:20, 14 June 2012
In A Townswoman's Andover, Bessie Goldsmith describes the Blunt Tavern, the Abbot Tavern, the Mansion House, the Locke Tavern, Traveler's Rest, the Elm House, and the Stowe House in detail, as well as giving a general overview of the tavern in the 1600 - 1800s.
Deacon Isaac Abbot's Tavern, built around 1680, is at the intersection of Whittier and Elm Streets (70 Elm Street). It became a tavern in 1776. On November 5, 1789, George Washington breakfasted there while making a tour of the eastern states shortly after his inauguration.
See
- The Townswoman's Andover by Bessie Goldsmith (974.45 Gol), pages 50-70.
- Stage-coach and Tavern Days (917.3032 Ear) pages 64-66, for the license for William Chandler's tavern.
- "George stopped here", Boston Sunday Globe, February 19, 1995.
- "Homes tell stories of witches and wars", Eagle Tribune, August 14, 1998.
--Eleanor 12:50, November 17, 2009 (EST)
--Kim 09:29, December 22, 2011 (EST)
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