Caleb Baldwin Tavern, Newtown

Name: Caleb Baldwin Tavern
Address: Newtown, United States

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The Caleb Baldwin Tavern is a historic house at 32 Main Street in the Newtown Borough Historic District, located in Newtown, Connecticut, United States. Built c. 1763, the two-and-a-half-story house it is considered historically significant for its role in movement of French forces of Rochambeau, in which the building housed some of the army's officers in June 1781, en route to the Siege of Yorktown. It also an example of traditional 18th-century New England architecture, and retains some details from that time period. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 23, 2002. ()

Built: 1763 (261 years ago)Coordinates: 41°24'46"N, 73°18'31"W

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Caleb Baldwin Tavern – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. Rose of Lima Church, Bethel United Methodist Church, Brookfield Craft Center, St. Joseph Church.

0.5 miE
Church
St. Rose of Lima Church, Newtown
13 min walk • St. Rose of Lima Church is a Roman Catholic parish church at 46 Church Hill Road in Newtown, Connecticut, United States. It is under the authority of the Diocese of Bridgeport, and was founded under the patronage of St.
6.1 miSW
Church
Bethel United Methodist Church, Bethel
155 min walk • Bethel United Methodist Church is a United Methodist Church located on Greenwood Avenue in Bethel, Connecticut. The church building was dedicated in 1861. The church parsonage is on Governor’s Lane in Bethel. The pastor is Pastor John Parille.
7 miNW
Arts and crafts, Art gallery, Museum
Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield
180 min walk • Brookfield Craft Center, located in Brookfield, Connecticut, is a 501 not-for-profit organization, founded in 1954 with the mission "to teach and preserve the skills of fine craftsmanship and enable creativity and personal growth through craft education." Subjects taught at the...
5.5 miNW
Church
St. Joseph Church, Brookfield
140 min walk • St. Joseph is a Roman Catholic church in Brookfield, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
5.6 miNW
Neighbourhood
Brookfield Center Historic District, Brookfield
143 min walk • The Brookfield Center Historic District in Brookfield, Connecticut is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. It is located in the vicinity of the junction of Route 133 and Route 25.
6.7 miNE
Park
Larkin State Park Trail, Southbury
171 min walk • Larkin State Park Trail is a Connecticut rail trail that follows the former New York & New England Railroad roadbed across the towns of Southbury, Oxford, Middlebury, and Naugatuck.
4.8 miSW
Church
Saint Mary Church, Bethel
123 min walk • St. Mary is a Roman Catholic church in Bethel, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
6.3 miSW
Park
Putnam Memorial State Park
162 min walk • Putnam Memorial State Park is a history-oriented public recreation area in the town of Redding, Connecticut. The state park preserves the site that Major General Israel Putnam chose as the winter encampment for his men in the winter of 1778/1779 during the American Revolutionary War.
~1820 ftE
Archaeological site
Camps Nos. 10 and 41 of Rochambeau's Army, Newtown
9 min walk • Camps Nos. 10 and 41 of Rochambeau's Army, also known as Site No. 97-87D, is an historical archeological site that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
6.2 miSW
Library, Greek Revival architecture
Bethel Public Library, Bethel
157 min walk • The Seth Seelye House, now the Bethel Public Library, is a historic building at 189 Greenwood Street in Bethel, Connecticut. Built in 1842, the house is gable-fronted, with four relatively slender Doric style columns in a portico supporting the gable-front pediment above. A modern two-story wing extends the building to the rear.
5.4 miE
National park
Kettletown State Park
138 min walk • One of the main attractions at Kettletown State Park is the opportunity for water-based activities. Visitors can enjoy swimming, boating, and fishing in the crystal-clear waters of Lake Zoar. The park also features a designated swimming area with a sandy beach, making...

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Which popular attractions are close to Caleb Baldwin Tavern?

Nearby attractions include Cyrenius H. Booth Library, Newtown (2 min walk), Camps Nos. 10 and 41 of Rochambeau's Army, Newtown (9 min walk), St. Rose of Lima Church, Newtown (13 min walk).