Captain William Bull Tavern
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| Nearest city | Litchfield, Connecticut |
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| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1760 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Colonial, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001269[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 30, 1983 |
The Captain William Bull Tavern is a historic inn located in Litchfield, Connecticut. It is part of the Tollgate Hill Inn and Restaurant. The tavern is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1][2]
The early history of the dwelling traditionally identified as the “Captain William Bull Tavern” begins with Isaac and Eunice Bull’s purchase of 58 high acres of land on the Litchfield Farmington Road in 1756 from Stephen Rossetter for L 112 and ends with the sale of the farm to George Buell in 18292, a story in which William Bull occupies center stage for 9 of the 73 years.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Durrani, Sahandana (2011). Day trips from New York City : getaway ideas for the local traveler. Globe Pequot Press Travel. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-7627-6891-2.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form, 1978, prepared by David F. Ransom “Although it’s original owner is not known”
- ^ Country Life, September 1925 by Harriet "“The Colonial history of the old hostelry is well established, for it is known to have been built in 1745 by Isaac Bull, who died in 1789 and was thereafter occupied by his son William Bull, as a Tavern. It was familiarly known throughout the countryside as the Half Way House or Captain Bull’s Tavern.”
- ^ Beth Fleckenstein. Litchfield Enquirer November 14, 1984, “The red house, built in 1745 used to be Captain Bull’s Tavern. In 1789 Captain Bull turned the House, located then on the East Litchfield Road into a travelers’ way station.” “In the years following the Revolution one Captain William Bull, a veteran of Fort Ticonderoga2a turned well to do farmer, took possession of a fine old mansion house on what was then a principal route between the capital cities Hartford, Boston and Albany, just outside the pretty and prosperous village of Litchfield”.
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