Built 1791 (1791) Opened 1791 Added to NRHP 7 September 2005 | NRHP Reference # 05000970 Area 2,000 m² Function Tavern Architect Theophilus Stanley | |
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Location 371 Main St., Hopkinton, New Hampshire | ||
The Stanley Tavern is a historic tavern building at 371 Main Street in Hopkinton, New Hampshire. The oldest portion of this Georgian wood frame structure was built c. 1791 by Theophilus Stanley, to serve as a tavern in the town, which was at the time vying (unsuccessfully, as it turned out) with Concord to be the state capital. It is the only surviving tavern of three that were known to be present in the town in the late 18th and early 19th century. The building originally consisted of a typical five bay wide, two bay deep, Georgian house with a central chimney, to which a single story kitchen wing with rear chimney was built on. Around 1800 the roof of the kitchen wing was raised to a full two stories. A two story wing added in 1875 was demolished during restoration of the property in the early 2000s. The building served as a tavern until 1864, and has since gone through a variety of commercial and residential uses. The property distinctively includes a shed that is as old as the main house.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.