Briggs Tavern

Briggs Tavern
Location Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°54′13″N 71°13′9″W / 41.90361°N 71.21917°W / 41.90361; -71.21917Coordinates: 41°54′13″N 71°13′9″W / 41.90361°N 71.21917°W / 41.90361; -71.21917
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1780
Architectural style Federal
MPS Rehoboth MRA
NRHP Reference #

83000636

[1]
Added to NRHP June 6, 1983

The Briggs Tavern is a historic building at 2 Anawan Street in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, whose main block is five bays wide, with a gable roof and two interior chimneys. An ell was added to the left side in the 19th century. The house was built c. 1780, and is the town's only surviving Federal period commercial building. It is located at a prominent position at the junction of two historically significant roads, and has excellent interior and exterior period detailing.[2]

The tavern was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Briggs Tavern". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-20.


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