Freese's Tavern

Freese's Tavern
Location Main St., Moultonborough, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°45′17″N 71°23′50″W / 43.75472°N 71.39722°W / 43.75472; -71.39722Coordinates: 43°45′17″N 71°23′50″W / 43.75472°N 71.39722°W / 43.75472; -71.39722
Area 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built 1780 (1780)
NRHP Reference # 82001668[1]
Added to NRHP April 29, 1982

Freese's Tavern is a historic tavern and general store at the northwest corner of the junction of New Hampshire Routes 109 and 25 in Moultonborough, New Hampshire. Built c. 1780 by George Freese, the building has been a civic, social, and economic center of the town for two centuries. The 2-1/2 story building is built out of rough-hewn timbers and sheathed in clapboards. A shed-roofed ell, originally a stable, is attached to the south side, and a small 1-1/2 story gabled addition was added to the north side in 1870, and two additional wings were added in the 1950s. The building was apparently operated as a tavern and meeting space from its construction. Some town meetings were held there, and the building (or portions thereof) has also served as a post office, library, and general store. The latter is its present role, as The Old Country Store.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Freese's Tavern" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-05-15.

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