White Horse Tavern (Boston, Massachusetts)
The White Horse was a tavern in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 17th and 18th centuries. A well-known gathering place in colonial Boston, it "had a large square sign projecting over the footway, on which was delineated a white charger."[1] Located near Boylston Street, the White Horse was frequently mentioned as a wayfinder to other establishments nearby.
A number of taverns were clustered on old Newbury Street in the 18th century: Lamb Tavern, Liberty Tavern, and Red Lion.[2]
Prior to 1700, the White Horse was owned by the William Colburn (aka William Colburne) family.[citation needed] Under the ownership of Thomas Brattle (1700-ca.1740), the tavern was managed by Thomas Chamberlain (licensed in 1717), and William Cleeres (licensed in 1718).[citation needed] After Brattle, the tavern was owned by Jonathan Dwight (1740-ca.1765?).[citation needed] Managers included Mrs. Moulton (licensed in 1764).[citation needed] The next owner was Joseph Morton (1765–1791).[citation needed] In May, 1787, Israel Hatch of Attleboro took over as manager of the tavern.[3] Subsequent owners included Joseph Morton's son, Perez Morton (1791-1799); and Aaron Emmes (1799[4]).[5]
The White Horse is featured in a scene in the novel The Rebels: Or, Boston Before the Revolution by Lydia Maria Child (1850).
References[edit]
- ^ Samuel Adams Drake (1873), Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston, Boston: James R. Osgood and Co., p. 392–393, OCLC 3012180, OL 6905745M
- ^ Edwin M. Bacon (1913), Washington Street, old and new: A History in Narrative Form of the Changes which this Ancient Street Has Undergone Since the Settlement of Boston, Boston: Macullar Parker Co., OCLC 6607720, OL 6556608M
- ^ Wood, Frederic James (1919). The Turnpikes of New England and Evolution of the Same Through England, Virginia, and Maryland. Marshall Jones Company. p. 88.
- ^ Suffolk Co., MA, Deeds, Lib. 191, Fol. 243 (Perez Morton to Aaron Emes on 16 Apr. 1799 for $13,333.34)
- ^ Thwing, Annie Haven (1920), The crooked & narrow streets of the town of Boston, 1630-1822, Boston: Marshall Jones Company, OCLC 526147, OL 6629153M