The Hart family sold the Inn during the Revolutionary War due to some family members taking the side of the British and others taking the side of the Revolutionaries.
Archives: Timeline Stories
1751
The cottage was expanded by Hart into a restaurant and Inn called the Hart Tavern. This is our current “Original Dining Room” and our “Historic” overnight rooms.
1715
The original cottage was built in 1715 by an English immigrant named Samuel Hart. The original cottage is what we know today as the Lounge.