Widow Haviland's Tavern, also known as Square House Museum, is a historic inn and tavern building located at Rye, Westchester County, New York. It is a frame, gambrel roofed building with portions believed to date to the early 18th century, about 1730. It opened as a tavern about 1760. John Adams (1774), George Washington (1789), and General Lafayette (1824) are among the well known customers. It ceased use as a public house about 1830, then was a private residence until 1903, after which it became the municipal hall. It has been used since 1964 as a local history museum.[2]
Widow Haviland's Tavern | |
 Widow Haviland's Tavern, July 2010 | |
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| Location | Purchase St., Rye, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°58′55″N 73°41′5″W / 40.98194°N 73.68472°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | c. 1730 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001322 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 16, 1974 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Lynn Beebe Weaver (November 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Widow Haviland's Tavern". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-12-30. See also: "Accompanying photo".
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