Humphrey Pratt Tavern
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Humphrey Pratt Tavern | |
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| Location | 287 Main St., Old Saybrook, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°17′18″N 72°22′35″W / 41.28833°N 72.37639°WCoordinates: 41°17′18″N 72°22′35″W / 41.28833°N 72.37639°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1785 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | No style listed |
| Part of | Old Saybrook South Green (#76001984) |
| NRHP Reference # | 72001320[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | November 7, 1972 |
| Designated CP | September 3, 1976 |
The Humphrey Pratt Tavern is a historic house at 287 Main Street in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. It consists of a main block, 2 1⁄2 stories in height, five bays wide, with end chimneys, and a 2 1⁄2-story gambrel-roofed ell extending to the rear. It was built in 1785 by Humphrey Pratt, and it remained in the Pratt family until 1943. Pratt was Old Saybrook's first postmaster, operating the town's post office on these premises. The rear addition has a ballroom with sprung wooden floor on the second floor.[2][3]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Susan Babbitt (July 13, 1972). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Pratt, Humphrey, Tavern / See Also:Old Saybrook South Green" (PDF). National Park Service.
- ↑ Accompanying four photos, exterior, from 1972
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