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09-52770. GNIS feature ID. 209251. New Preston is a rural village and census-designated place (CDP) in the northwestern corner of the town of Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the New Preston CDP was 1,182, [1] out of 3,578 in the entire town of Washington.
White Horse Tavern (New York City) Coordinates: 40°44′09″N 74°00′21″W. The White Horse Tavern in 1961. The interior in January 2007. The White Horse Tavern, located in New York City 's borough of Manhattan at Hudson Street and 11th Street, is known for its 1950s and 1960s bohemian culture. It is one of the few major gathering-places ...
Built in 1814 by Stephen Tefft, Dr. James Webb, Noadiah Comins, and Hezekiah Olney, the inn began as one of many public houses in the area. After Captain Vernon Stiles purchased it in 1830, it became Stiles Tavern and quickly gained popularity, boasting that “more stage passengers dined there every day than at any other house in New England.”.
Built. c. 1750, c. 1790. NRHP reference No. 78002373 [1] Added to NRHP. December 29, 1978. The White Horse Tavern, also known as the White Horse Inn and Old Swanenburg Farm, is a historic American inn and tavern located in East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
The White Horse Tavern or White Horse Inn[1] was allegedly the meeting place in Cambridge for English Protestant reformers to discuss Lutheran ideas, from 1521 onwards. [2] According to the historian Geoffrey Elton the group of university dons who met there were nicknamed "Little Germany " [3] in reference to their discussions of Luther.
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72000032 [1] Significant dates. Added to NRHP. February 23, 1972. Designated NHLDCP. November 24, 1968. The White Horse Tavern was constructed before 1673 and is believed to be the oldest tavern building in the United States. [2] It is located on the corner of Farewell and Marlborough streets in Newport, Rhode Island.
Taverns in North America date back to colonial America. Colonial Americans drank a variety of distilled spirits. As the supply of distilled spirits, especially rum, increased, and their price dropped, they became the drink of choice throughout the colonies. [1] In 1770, per capita consumption was 3.7 gallons of distilled spirits per year ...