Taverns

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.

...Abbot's Tavern.... click to enlarge

...Deacon Isaac Abbot's Tavern.... click to enlarge

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James Locke Tavern from promotional materials for Andover's 300th Anniversary

See

• The Townswoman's Andover by Bessie Goldsmith (974.45 Gol), pages 50-70.
• "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) --Eleanor (talk) 11:18, 1 April 2015 (EDT)

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