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June 21, 2007

Marlborough Tavern, c. 1910

Address: 3-5 East Hampton Road
Contemporary Building Name: Marlborough Tavern
Historic Building Name: Colonel Elisha Buell House
Present Use: Restaurant
Historic Use: Residential, Tavern
Architectural style: Colonial
Date constructed: c. 1760, 1740 (Assessor), mid-1980s
Notes: This image was taken before the roads were paved in 1914. This is one of the earliest images in the historic photograph collection.

Marlborough Tavern, 1927

Address: 3-5 East Hampton Road
Contemporary Building Name: Marlborough Tavern
Historic Building Name: Colonel Elisha Buell House
Present Use: Restaurant
Historic Use: Residential, Tavern
Architectural style: Colonial
Date constructed: c. 1760, 1740 (Assessor), mid-1980s
Notes: This image was taken from across South Main Street, possibly at Mary Hall's funeral. Note the location of the old barn, and the amount of room between the Tavern and Rt. 66 then, compared to now.

Marlborough Tavern, c. 1950

Address: 3-5 East Hampton Road
Contemporary Building Name: Marlborough Tavern
Historic Building Name: Colonel Elisha Buell House
Present Use: Restaurant
Historic Use: Residential, Tavern
Architectural style: Colonial
Date constructed: c. 1760, 1740 (Assessor), mid-1980s
Notes: This image shows an enlarged dining addition by Ben Prout added in the 1950s.

Marlborough Tavern, 1972

Address: 3-5 East Hampton Road
Contemporary Building Name: Marlborough Tavern
Historic Building Name: Colonel Elisha Buell House
Present Use: Restaurant
Historic Use: Residential, Tavern
Architectural style: Colonial
Date constructed: c. 1760, 1740 (Assessor), mid-1980s
Notes: This image shows the rear of the Tavern complex when the restaurant was owned and operated by John and Dicka Matsikas.

Marlborough Tavern, 1985

Address: 3-5 East Hampton Road
Contemporary Building Name: Marlborough Tavern
Historic Building Name: Colonel Elisha Buell House
Present Use: Restaurant
Historic Use: Residential, Tavern
Architectural style: Colonial
Date constructed: c. 1760, 1740 (Assessor), mid-1980s
Notes: In 1981, the restaurant closed, and the building was abandoned. In 1985, a new owner began restoration of Tavern, but had to remove all the attached outbuildings due to structural failures. By 1986, the restoration was complete, a new mall was attached to the rear of the original Tavern structure, and the restaurant reopened.

Marlborough Tavern, 1985

Address: 3-5 East Hampton Road
Contemporary Building Name: Marlborough Tavern
Historic Building Name: Colonel Elisha Buell House
Present Use: Restaurant
Historic Use: Residential, Tavern
Architectural style: Colonial
Date constructed: c. 1760, 1740 (Assessor), mid-1980s
Notes: In 1981, the restaurant closed, and the building was abandoned. In 1985, a new owner began restoration of Tavern, but had to remove all the attached outbuildings due to structural failures. By 1986, the restoration was complete, a new mall was attached to the rear of the original Tavern structure, and the restaurant reopened.

Marlborough Tavern, 1986

Address: 3-5 East Hampton Road
Contemporary Building Name: Marlborough Tavern
Historic Building Name: Colonel Elisha Buell House
Present Use: Restaurant
Historic Use: Residential, Tavern
Architectural style: Colonial
Date constructed: c. 1760, 1740 (Assessor), mid-1980s
Notes: In 1981, the restaurant closed, and the building was abandoned. In 1985, a new owner began restoration of Tavern, but had to remove all the attached outbuildings due to structural failures. By 1986, the restoration was complete, a new mall was attached to the rear of the original Tavern structure, and the restaurant reopened.

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