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Black Tavern

Buildings and structures in Dudley, MassachusettsCommercial buildings completed in 1803Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in MassachusettsDrinking establishments on the National Register of Historic Places in MassachusettsHistoric district contributing properties in Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Worcester County, MassachusettsUse mdy dates from August 2023
DudleyMA BlackTavern
DudleyMA BlackTavern

The Black Tavern is an historic tavern at 138-142 Dudley Center Road in Dudley, Massachusetts. The main block of the tavern was built c. 1803, and is one of the town's finest examples of Federal period architecture. It originally housed a major stop on the stagecoach route between Boston, Massachusetts and Hartford, Connecticut. It is now maintained by a local preservation organization, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. In 2010 the listing was expanded to include the adjacent barn and annex, which the society acquired in 2000.

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Center Road 138;142
01571
Massachusetts, United States
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