Caleb Baldwin Tavern
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The Caleb Baldwin Tavern is part of the Newtown Borough Historic District
, located in Newtown
, Connecticut
, United States
. Built c. 1763, the two-and-a-half-story house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
on August 23, 2002. It is considered historically significant for its role in migration of French forces, 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 is along the march route taken by French commander Rochambeau
's troops in 1781 en route to Yorktown, Virginia and/or in 1782 during their return.
It's one of multiple properties whose possible listing on the National Register was covered in a Multiple Property Submission study in 2001.
It is included with the Newtown Borough Historic District
, which is also NRHP-listed.
Newtown Borough Historic District
The Newtown Borough Historic District is a historic district in the borough of Newtown within the town of Newtown in Fairfield County, Connecticut...
, located in Newtown
Newtown, Connecticut
Newtown is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 27,560 at the 2010 census. Newtown was founded in 1705 and incorporated in 1711.-Government:...
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, United States
United States
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. Built c. 1763, the two-and-a-half-story house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on August 23, 2002. It is considered historically significant for its role in migration of French forces, in which the building housed some of the army's officers in June 1781, en route to the Siege of Yorktown
Siege of Yorktown
The Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Yorktown, or Surrender of Yorktown in 1781 was a decisive victory by a combined assault of American forces led by General George Washington and French forces led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis...
. It also an example of traditional 18th-century New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
architecture, and retains some details from that time period.
It is along the march route taken by French commander Rochambeau
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
Marshal of France Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau was a French nobleman and general who participated in the American Revolutionary War as the commander-in-chief of the French Expeditionary Force which came to help the American Continental Army...
's troops in 1781 en route to Yorktown, Virginia and/or in 1782 during their return.
It's one of multiple properties whose possible listing on the National Register was covered in a Multiple Property Submission study in 2001.
It is included with the Newtown Borough Historic District
Newtown Borough Historic District
The Newtown Borough Historic District is a historic district in the borough of Newtown within the town of Newtown in Fairfield County, Connecticut...
, which is also NRHP-listed.
See also
- March Route of Rochambeau's army
- List of historic sites preserved along Rochambeau's route