Short's Tavern

Short's Tavern

Short's Tavern in 2013
Location Swansea, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°45′42″N 71°16′9″W / 41.76167°N 71.26917°W / 41.76167; -71.26917Coordinates: 41°45′42″N 71°16′9″W / 41.76167°N 71.26917°W / 41.76167; -71.26917
Area less than one acre
Built 1742
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Georgian
MPS Swansea MRA
NRHP Reference #

90000072

[1]
Added to NRHP February 16, 1990

Short's Tavern is a historic building at 282 Market Street in Swansea, Massachusetts. In form it is a three-quarter Georgian house, 2-1/2 stories in height and four bays across, with a side gable roof and a central chimney. The main entrance is flanked by pilasters and topped by a transom window and gabled pediment. The house was built c. 1742 as a farm house, and was acquired 1851 by James Short, who operated a tavern on the premises, capitalizing on its location along what was then a major county road.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[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 Short's Tavern". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-27.


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