{"nrhp_refnum":"82004810","name":"Abbot Tavern","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"70 Elm St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Andover","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.66425257000003,"lon":-70.91739134999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Georgian-style house at 70 Elm Street in Andover, Massachusetts, dated ca. 1680/1776, first built as a residence for Isaac Abbot and later used as a tavern and post office.","why_significant":"It is significant for its early use as a tavern, which George Washington visited in 1789, and as Andover's first post office. It is also tied to the locally prominent Abbot family and is a fine example of Georgian architecture in Andover. The property retains integrity of design, materials, workmanship and setting.","narrative":"Located at 70 Elm Street in Andover, this clapboard house may date to as early as 1680, though its style points to a much later period, and it first appears in the records in 1776. That year Isaac Abbot, a storekeeper, petitioned to keep a house of general entertainment for travelers on the old stage road. The tavern became locally famous when George Washington visited in 1789, shortly after his inauguration. In 1795 it became Andover's first post office, with Abbot serving as postmaster until 1825. He also held posts as selectman, town clerk and deacon. The building is two stories with a hip roof, a five-bay facade, large windows, a center chimney and a pedimented vestibule with classical trim and fluted pilasters. It is valued for its early tavern and post office roles, its link to the Abbot family, and its Georgian design. It remains a residence today.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.182014-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/3/7899/63789903/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/82004810.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004810/2195eecb4e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004810/2195eecb4e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AndoverMA_AbbotTavern.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AndoverMA_AbbotTavern.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789903","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbot_Tavern","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4664210"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/abbot-tavern-82004810/"}