Old Yellow Tavern - Smithfield RI
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nomadwillie
N 41° 55.295 W 071° 32.975
19T E 288582 N 4644213
Located on Farnum Pike (SR 104) the Tavern itself looks like it did when the AGS on Rhode Island was written.
Waymark Code: WMRN15
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 07/11/2016
Views: 4
Old Yellow Tavern (private] (R), 7 m., is a severely plain two-and-onehalf-story clapboarded structure with gable roof and central brick chimney. The windows and doors are asymetrically disposed. This old tavern, still yellow in color though weather-beaten, is sometimes called the Halfway House because it is about halfway between Woonsocket and Providence. The tavern, built about 1740, was probably much smaller than is the present structure; it has also been used as a probate court, as a school, and as a tollgate house. As in other taverns, not much pains were taken with the interior, the object having been solid construction with large fireplaces, and ample cooking facilities.
p.385 Rhode Island, A Guide to the Smallest State, 1937
Located on the intersection of Farun Pike, Brayton Rd and Old Forge Rd, the tavern is still yellow and in remarkable condition. I met the owner of the tavern when I stopped. His family bought the tavern in the 1980's and the family has lived here since. His parents built the addition to the tavern that is located on the left. It was their desire to keep the look of the tavern very much when it was first built.
Book: Portland, Oregon
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 385
Year Originally Published: 1937
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