{"nrhp_refnum":"05000120","name":"Tavern Farm, Old","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"817 Colrain Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Greenfield","county":"Franklin County","state":"MA","lat":42.62231164200006,"lon":-72.63543803899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-03-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A connected Federal-style farmstead and former tavern at 817 Colrain Road in the Greenfield Meadows, Greenfield, Massachusetts, built in stages between the 1790s and the 1840s beside Hinsdale Brook.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the property as a surviving example of a connected New England farmstead that long served as a tavern and inn. It was run by the Hinsdale family and later the Thayers, within a network of local tavern-keeping families along the post road to Bennington, Vermont. Its tavern rooms, ballroom, set kettle, cistern, and grain-painted woodwork record changes in use over time.","narrative":"Old Tavern Farm is a connected farmstead at the fork of Colrain and Green River roads in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Its main block, probably built in 1827, joins an older wing from the late 1700s, a row of carriage bays, and a large red barn. The Hinsdale family kept a tavern here, and the nomination notes a ca. 1740 dwelling whose foundations survive beneath the house. The Thayers later ran the tavern. Inside, a second-floor ballroom was added around 1836-40 by raising the older roof. Other features include a kitchen set kettle, a cellar cistern, a smoke room, and doors painted to imitate walnut and maple. The tavern served travelers on the post road to Bennington, Vermont, and the Hinsdales also operated a cider mill and distillery nearby. The property is described as typical of rural New England farmsteads, with its many alterations still readable in the building fabric.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling and inn, per the listed current functions.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.776529-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/29/7951/63795129/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/05000120.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000120/e714bda775-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000120/e714bda775-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Tavern_Farm,_Greenfield_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Tavern_Farm,_Greenfield_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795129","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Tavern_Farm","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7085195"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/franklin-county/tavern-farm-old-05000120/"}