Roebuck Tavern

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Roebuck Tavern
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Roebuck Tavern
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Location Wrentham, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°4′3″N71°19′41″W / 42.06750°N 71.32806°W / 42.06750; -71.32806 Coordinates: 42°4′3″N71°19′41″W / 42.06750°N 71.32806°W / 42.06750; -71.32806
Built1795
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 84002878 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 17, 1984

The Roebuck Tavern is a historic tavern at 21 Dedham Street in Wrentham, Massachusetts. The two-story Federal style structure was built in 1795 by David Fisher, whose family was one of the earliest to settle the area in the 17th century. Fisher operated a tavern, which would have been successful, as Wrentham was then a stop on the stagecoach route between Boston and Providence, Rhode Island. The building remained in the Fisher family until 1910. [2]

The tavern was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Roebuck Tavern". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-30.