Rider Tavern

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Rider Tavern
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Rider Tavern
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LocationStafford St. at Northside Rd., Charlton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°9′53″N71°57′13″W / 42.16472°N 71.95361°W / 42.16472; -71.95361
Builtc. 1797 (1797)
ArchitectWheelock, Eli
Architectural styleFederal
Part of Northside Village Historic District (ID77000195)
NRHP reference No. 76000292 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1976
Designated CPOctober 5, 1777

The Rider Tavern (also Rider's Hotel or Old North Charlton Inn) is an historic tavern on Stafford Street in the Northside Village Historic District of Charlton, Massachusetts. The tavern, now a large three story wood-frame building, was built c. 1797, and was for many years an important stop on the stagecoach road. [2] It is owned by the Charlton Historical Society, and open for guided tours in the summer and special events.

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The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, [1] and included in the Northside Village Historic District in 1977. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Rider Tavern". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved March 3, 2014.