Cobb's Tavern

Cobb's Tavern
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Show map of Massachusetts Show map of the United States
Location	41 Bay Road, Sharon, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°8′14″N71°8′58″W / 42.13722°N 71.14944°W / 42.13722; -71.14944
Built	1740
Architectural style	Colonial
NRHP reference No.	74000383 [1]
Added to NRHP	August 7, 1974

Cobb's Tavern is a historic colonial tavern building in Sharon, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame building, with brick end walls, a central chimney, and a pair of chimneys near the left wall. A single-story porch extends across the building's rightmost five bays. The original part of the house was built c. 1740, and is known to have served as a tavern for most of the 19th century. It also housed the East Sharon Post Office between 1817 and 1895. ^[2] It is now a private residence.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. ^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "MACRIS inventory record for Cobb's Tavern". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved June 5, 2014.