Ware's Tavern

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Ware's Tavern
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Location113 S. Main Street,
Sherborn, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°13′39″N71°21′58″W / 42.22750°N 71.36611°W / 42.22750; -71.36611
Built1780
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
MPS Sherborn MRA
NRHP reference No. 86000512 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 3, 1986

Ware's Tavern is a historic tavern (now a private residence) in Sherborn, Massachusetts. The two story wood-frame structure was built c. 1780 by Benjamin Ware as a house for his family. It has a centered entry that is now sheltered by a Colonial Revival (early 20th century) surround. Ware's son Eleazer converted the building into a tavern; it was greatly enlarged with an ell to the rear c. 1840. The building ceased to be used as a tavern by 1889; an ell was removed sometime in the 19th century, and now stands at 109 S. Main Street. [2]

The tavern was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [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. "NRHP nomination for Ware's Tavern". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-09.