The Marlborough Tavern, also known historically as the Col. Elisha Buell House, is a historic house and former tavern at 3 East Hampton Road in
Marlborough, Connecticut
Marlborough is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It contains the census-designated place (CDP) of Terramuggus. The town's population was 6,133 at the 2020 census. Marlborough is a suburban and rural community. The local hi ...
. Built in 1760, it was for many years a prominent stagecoach stop, and a center of the town's civic activities. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1978.
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Description and history
The former Marlborough Tavern stands prominently in the town center of Marlborough, at the southern corner of South Main Street and East Hampton Road (Connecticut Route 66
Route 66 is a Connecticut state highway running from Meriden to Windham, serving as an alternate east–west route to US 6 through east-central Connecticut.
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). It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, with a gambrel roof, central chimney, and a fieldstone foundation. Its main facade faces South Main Street, and is five bays wide. The center entrance is topped by a transom window and architrave. The steep line of the gambrel roof is puncture by three hip-roof dormers. The main block is extended to the left and rear by gabled additions. The interior of the main block retains original features, including paneling in its downstairs parlor and taproom spaces, and in the second-floor ballroom space.[
The tavern was built about 1760. It was first operated by innkeeper Colonel Elisha Buell, who had a nearby gunsmith and metalworking shop, and was a prominent stagecoach stop on the road between ]Hartford
Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since t ...
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. The house was owned by the Buell family until 1898, and was given to the Society of Colonial Dames in the 20th century, who effected a restoration of the building. In 1978 the building was in use as a restaurant, the Marlborough Tavern.[ ]
See also
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References
External links
Reflections Into Marlborough's History
{{National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places in Hartford County, Connecticut
Colonial architecture in the United States
Commercial buildings completed in 1760
Buildings and structures in Hartford County, Connecticut
Marlborough, Connecticut