Rider Tavern - Charlton MA
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nomadwillie
N 42° 09.882 W 071° 57.211
19T E 256017 N 4672286
Built as a hostelry in 1797.
Waymark Code: WMW0VJ
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 06/24/2017
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Built as a hostelry in 1797. It is of the Federal period and was an important stop on the Worcester to Stafford Turnpike. The building originally had a flat roof, which accommodated a garden. It became the center of a village. The most famous person to have stayed here was the Marquis de Lafayette in 1825. It contains two kitchens, a wine cellar, nine guest rooms, a ballroom and a dining area. Rider Tavern is owned by the Charlton Historical Society today.
You can almost see the stage coaches pulling up to the tavern, dropping folks off for the night, men coming and going to the bar, and on those occasional dates a gathering of men and women going to the ballroom.
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