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The '''Jerry Nichols Tavern''' is a historic house in [[Reading, Massachusetts]]. It is a {{frac|2|1|2}}-storey wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side gable roof, central chimney, and clapboard siding. The main entrance is flanked by pilasters and topped by an entablature. The oldest portion of the house was built in 1785 by Jeremiah Nichols, a Revolutionary War veteran, farmer, and shoemaker. This property was where Reading's minute companies drilled prior to the [[American Revolutionary War]], and where its powder magazine was kept. The building was expanded 1810–13, and had by 1830 been adapted as a tavern and stage coach stop. In 1824 it was bought by Rev. Peter Sanborn, in whose family it remained into the 1940s.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url=https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=rea.208|title=NRHP nomination for Jerry Nichols Tavern|publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts|access-date=2014-02-18}}</ref>
'''Jerry Nichols Tavern''' is an historic house at 51 Mill Street in [[Reading, Massachusetts]].


The [[Georgian style]] building was constructed in 1785 and was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1984.
The house was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1984.<ref name="nris"/>

==See also==
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Reading, Massachusetts]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]


==References==
==References==
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{{Reading, Massachusetts}}
{{Reading, Massachusetts}}
{{Registered Historic Places}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts}}


[[Category:Drinking establishments on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Houses in Reading, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Reading, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Taverns in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Taverns in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:1785 establishments in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Drinking establishments on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts]]



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Latest revision as of 17:26, 22 June 2024

Jerry Nichols Tavern
Jerry Nichols Tavern is located in Massachusetts
Jerry Nichols Tavern
Jerry Nichols Tavern is located in the United States
Jerry Nichols Tavern
Location51 Mill Street,
Reading, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°33′37.09″N 71°6′28.58″W / 42.5603028°N 71.1079389°W / 42.5603028; -71.1079389
Built1785
Architectural styleGeorgian
MPSReading MRA
NRHP reference No.84002757[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1984

The Jerry Nichols Tavern is a historic house in Reading, Massachusetts. It is a 2+12-storey wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side gable roof, central chimney, and clapboard siding. The main entrance is flanked by pilasters and topped by an entablature. The oldest portion of the house was built in 1785 by Jeremiah Nichols, a Revolutionary War veteran, farmer, and shoemaker. This property was where Reading's minute companies drilled prior to the American Revolutionary War, and where its powder magazine was kept. The building was expanded 1810–13, and had by 1830 been adapted as a tavern and stage coach stop. In 1824 it was bought by Rev. Peter Sanborn, in whose family it remained into the 1940s.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

See also

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References

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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 Jerry Nichols Tavern". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-18.