Name/Title
Capt. John Smith Tavern, Dennysville, MaineDescription
Originally the Capt. John Smith Tavern, this building was formerly located on the spot that the Lincoln Memorial Library now stands. In 1911 the Pushee brothers moved it to its present location on King Street. It was later the residence of the Munson and Spear/Campbell families.Context
About the year 1834 Captain John Smith "put up folks" in his house, which stood at the corner of King Street and the road leading up to Meeting House Hill. Capt. Smith's tavern furnished food, and lodging for drovers and pedestrians. His quarters being small, he did not continue in business for many years. Andrew Bridgham followed after Smith, also serving the public for a brief time. The house was at one time a parsonage for early pastors of the nearby church, and a residence for Green, Stanhope, and Boyce families. John and Mary Clark Green occupied the tavern from 1846 until 1854, during which time he maintained a tailor shop near Gardner's Store on the Dennys River. Shortly after the death of Nelson Boyce in 1911, in anticipation of building the Lincoln Memorial Library, the house was moved by the Pushee Brothers from its original site to a new location on King Street opposite the Thomas Eastman property. For many years it was the home of the Munson family, and more recently has been occupied by the family of Walter Speer.Collection
Contemporary Photographs of the Dennys River Area, Photos for Map
