Mount Vernon Tavern
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Mount Vernon Tavern

Mount Vernon Tavern is a building in Foster, Rhode Island, listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 1974.

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Foster, Providence County, Rhode Island

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History

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.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. The official nomination form is linked under Sources.

Other listings in Foster

  • Moosup Valley Historic District District · listed 1988
  • Borders Farm District · listed 2009
  • Breezy Hill Site (RI-957) Site · listed 1985
  • Clayville Historic District District · listed 1988
  • Dorrance, Capt. George, House Building · listed 1972
  • Foster Center Historic District District · listed 1974
  • Hopkins Mill Historic District District · listed 1984
  • Mt. Hygeia Building · listed 1977

See all 9 listings in Foster →

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