Egremont Inn

South Egremont, MA - Last night the Egremont Inn caught on fire so I thought it would be a good time to post my photos and information.

The Egremont Inn was built in 1780 by Francis Haere near the Albany-Hartford Turnpike. The last battle of Shay's Rebellion was fought about a mile away which caused great excitement at the Inn. During the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, the Inn was a Mustering-in place and a hospital. In the early 1800's it became the center of village with it's store, post office, and tavern. In 1829 it became a temporary school while the Academy was being built nearby. In 1835 a syndicate of leading villagers bought the Inn and tried to make it a temperance house, that idea failed. In 1857, Chester Goodale, owner of the Goodale Marble Quarry, bought the Inn and expanded it into a summer hotel with twenty rooms and renamed it to the Mt. Everett House. In 1931 it was sold to and restored by the Olde Egremont Association. Today it is still used as an Inn and Restaurant.

I just saw on the TV the Inn has been destroyed.


The Inn on a nice Autumn day.



The entrance to the restaurant.

Info from: Egremont Inn - History

NEW BOSTON INN

New Boston, MA - The New Boston Inn was built in 1737 and opened as an inn in 1760. The inn is haunted by a ghost named "Harriet" who was killed by a jilted lover in an upstairs bedroom. The ghost is real enough to be reported in Yankee Magazine and "Ghost Hunters" on the Sci-Fi channel.


Celebrities have stopped by the Inn Liz Taylor and Richard Burton were ofter spotted in the pub; even Bing Crosby stopped by occasionally. Ann Linbergh wrote her memoirs here.



This is one of the dining rooms.


This is the Tap Room, this was the first part of the Inn built in 1737.


The front entrance of the Inn.

OLD RIVERTON INN

Riverton, CT - Here is the Riverton Inn all decked out for Christmas. The outside looks like it was recently renovated defying it's 212 year old age. It is situated across the Farmington River from the former Hitchcock Chair Factory.

RED LION INN

Stockbridge MA - The Red Lion Inn has been around since the late 18th century. The stage coaches of old are now replaced by Mercedes and Jaguars. I it is THE place to stay when spending a weekend in the Berkshires or attending Tanglewood.

Over the years it has grown quite a bit, as you can see from the side photo. It seems to take up quite a bit of Main Street.