Mount Vernon Tavern - Foster RI
Posted by: nomadwillie
N 41° 43.854 W 071° 42.801
19T E 274332 N 4623457
The main part of the house was built about 1760.
Waymark Code: WM10Y2Q
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 07/09/2019
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The Mount Vernon Tavern, also known as the Bank House Tavern, is an historic house in Foster, Rhode Island. It is located at 199 Plainfield Pike (Rhode Island Route 14), about 3/10 of a mile east of its junction with Howard Hill Road. The main block of the house, a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure with gable roof, was built c. 1760, and was originally attached to an even older structure which was demolished in the late 19th century. This main block, five bays wide with a central chimney, is attached to a 1-1/2 story gable-roofed ell to the west. The main entrance portico features unusually elaborate Federal styling for a rural location, and was probably added in 1814. The house has long been a landmark on the road, serving as a stagecoach stop on what was the main road between Providence and points in Connecticut.
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