White Horse Tavern (Rhode Island)
- White Horse Tavern (Rhode Island)
Infobox_nrhp | name =White Horse Tavern
nrhp_type =
caption = White Horse Tavern in 2008
location= Newport, Rhode Island
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 29
lat_seconds = 30
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 71
long_minutes = 18
long_seconds = 51
long_direction = W
locmapin = Rhode Island
area =
built =1673
architect= Unknown
architecture= No Style Listed
added = February 23, 1972
governing_body = Private
refnum=72000032[cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] ]
The White Horse Tavern, constructed before 1673 in Newport, Rhode Island, is one of the oldest tavern buildings in the United States.["The Architectural Heritage of Newport, Rhode Island" - Page 433by Antoinette Forrester Downing, Vincent Joseph Scully - 1967] It is located on the corner of Farewell and Marlborough Streets in Newport.]History
Frances Brinley constructed the original building on the site in 1652.
References and external links
* [http://www.whitehorsetavern.com/ White Horse Tavern website]
* [http://www.quahog.org/factsfolklore/index.php?id=39 WHT legends and stories]
See also
* List of Registered Historic Places in Rhode Island
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