Whittemore's Tavern is a historic building at 473 Auburn Street in the Auburndale village of Newton, Massachusetts. It was operated as a tavern for a time in the 18th century, but it is now a private residence. The 2+12-story wood-frame house was built c. 1724, probably by William Robinson II, sone of one of Auburndale's early settlers. It served as a tavern in the 1760s, when Auburn Street was a major east–west thoroughfare. The asymmetrical window placement on the front facade suggests that the house may have been built in stages.[2]

Whittemore's Tavern
Whittemore's Tavern is located in Massachusetts
Whittemore's Tavern
Whittemore's Tavern is located in the United States
Whittemore's Tavern
Location473 Auburn St., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°20′43″N 71°15′12″W / 42.34528°N 71.25333°W / 42.34528; -71.25333
Built1724
Architectural styleGeorgian, Vernacular Georgian
MPSNewton MRA
NRHP reference No.86001896[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 04, 1986

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Whittemore's Tavern". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-23.