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Tag: taverns

The Story of Agnes Surriage, the Marblehead Tavern Maid

February 25, 2026 Gordon Harris1 Comment
Agnes Surriage of Marblehead, fisherman's daughter

In 1742, the 26-year-old kingโ€™s collector visited Marblehead, and fell in love with the young tavern maid, a poor fisherman's daughter ten years younger than himself.

Posted in StoriesTagged 1742, featured, Marblehead, taverns, women

The White Horse Inn, and the Early Ipswich taverns

January 22, 2025February 18, 2025 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment
White Horse Inn, Ipswich MA

The house began as a small one-over-one structure built one of the lot's four 17th-century owners. Corp. John Andrews' White Horse Inn makes a good story, and that's how the house got its name.

Posted in ArchitectureTagged Inns, Ipswich inns, Ordinary, sparks tavern, taverns, White Horse Inn

The Hayes Hotel

February 7, 2021January 2, 2025 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment
Hayes Hotel, Depot Square, Ipswich MA

The Hayes Hotel was constructed in 1842 as a woolen goods factory. Converted to a tavern and hotel in 1885, the building was being used as a rooming house when it burned in 1969 with a loss of life.

Posted in Fires, HistoryTagged 1969, Depot, fire, mill, taverns
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