Reeves Tavern
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Reeves Tavern is a historic colonial tavern (now a private residence) in Wayland, Massachusetts. Built in 1762–63, it is one of the town's best preserved examples of an early tavern. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. Reeves Tavern is located southeast of Wayland center, in a suburban residential area. The property includes a house and a barn, set on over 2 acres (0.81 ha) on the north side of Old Connecticut Path, between Forest Hill and Shaw Roads, with an old stone wall and hemlock hedge lining the front of the property. The house is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a gable roof, two chimneys, clapboarded exterior, and stone foundation. Its front facade is six bays wide, the entrance set in the center-left bay. The interior retains original woodwork and period fireplaces. The barn, located to the left of the house, dates to the 19th century. The oldest portion of the house is the rightmost pair of bays. It was probably built sometime before 1720 by Matthew Hussey (or Hasey, spellings vary), with the remainder of the main block added in 1762-63 by Jacob Reeves. Reeves is documented as operating a tavern on the premises no later than 1764, and was one of the signatories to a 1780 petition to the state for the separation of Wayland from Sudbury. In 1774, Reeves hosted John Adams. The property was sold out of the Reeves family in 1906. National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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When was Reeves Tavern listed on the National Register?
Reeves Tavern was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 2016.
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Reeves Tavern is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The period of significance for Reeves Tavern is recorded as the early_republic era.
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