Caleb Baldwin Tavern

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,[2] 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 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.[2]

Caleb Baldwin Tavern
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
32 Main Street
Location	32 Main St., Newtown, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°24′46″N 73°18′31″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1763
Architectural style	Colonial, Federal
Part of	Newtown Borough Historic District (ID96001458)
MPS	Rochambeau's Army in Connecticut, 1780-1782 MPS
NRHP reference No.	02000869[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 23, 2002
Designated CP	December 20, 1996

See also

• March Route of Rochambeau's army
• List of historic sites preserved along Rochambeau's route
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairfield County, Connecticut

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Clouette, Bruce (February 1, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Caleb Baldwin Tavern". National Park Service. Retrieved May 7, 2010.