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Deacon Isaac Abbot's Tavern, built around 1680, is at the intersection of Whittier and Elm Streets.  It became a tavern in 1776.  On November 5, 1789, George Washington breakfasted there while making a tour of the eastern states shortly after his inauguration.  
Deacon Isaac Abbot's Tavern, built around 1680, is at the intersection of Whittier and Elm Streets.  It became a tavern in 1776.  On November 5, 1789, George Washington breakfasted there while making a tour of the eastern states shortly after his inauguration.  
[[Image:Abbot's_Tavern.jpg|thumb|...''Abbot's Tavern''.... click to enlarge|left]]


[[Image:Deacon_Isaac_Abbot's_Tavern.jpg|thumb|...''Deacon Isaac Abbot's Tavern''.... click to enlarge|left]]
[[Image:Deacon_Isaac_Abbot's_Tavern.jpg|thumb|...''Deacon Isaac Abbot's Tavern''.... click to enlarge|left]]

Revision as of 10:52, 20 April 2012

In A Townswoman's Andover, Bessie Goldsmith describes the Blunt Tavern, the Abbot Tavern, the Mansion House, the Locke Tavern, Traveler's Rest, the Elm House, and the Stowe House in detail, as well as giving a general overview of the tavern in the 1600 - 1800s.


Deacon Isaac Abbot's Tavern, built around 1680, is at the intersection of Whittier and Elm Streets. It became a tavern in 1776. On November 5, 1789, George Washington breakfasted there while making a tour of the eastern states shortly after his inauguration.

...Abbot's Tavern.... click to enlarge


...Deacon Isaac Abbot's Tavern.... click to enlarge


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