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disassembled and dismembered little by little as it gives up a chimney here, a staircase there, followed by a front door, windows and
finally only a few pieces of framework, the bones, remain.”
Potts said we are home to many endangered structures and
most of them will fall into a fatal state of ruin because most folks
can’t afford to restore them.
“I applaud anyone who invests the time, energy and funds to
maintain an historic structure, especially when the structure is relocated to a well-maintained site.”
So, what will the colonel do with the Adams Inn, which has
been renamed the Andrew Jackson Tavern?
“I keep telling my wife every time I get a new building that
it’s going to be her art studio,” said the colonel. “She has a lot of
choices now for her studio.”
So far, the colonel’s wife hasn’t taken him up on any of the
art studio offers. The one room schoolhouse preserved and placed
on the colonel’s farm is now a monthly gathering place for all the
employees of the leather goods company.
The colonel says he hasn’t actually decided what to use the
Andrew Jackson Tavern for, though he’s sort of partial to the idea
that it can be his office.
That would be a perfect ending for this love story, the colonel
sitting behind a desk in the house that once fed and housed a soldier and the future president of the United States.
PHOTO COURTESY COL. LITLETON
Photos by Fern Greenbank
{OPPOSITE PAGE} When Col. Littleton inspected the Adams Tavern,
he found construction consistent with the time period. It is believed
the Inn and Tavern was built around 1800. {ABOVE} The tavern came
complete with 1970s orange shag carpet and a missing chimney. It was
placed on a stone foundation and the Col. Littleton crew got to work.
Above, the original wood siding is revealed.
Photo courtesy Col. Garry Littleton
Want to follow the tavern’s journey back in time? Follow Col. Littleton’s blog at http://www.
colonellittleton.com/blog/andrew-jackson-tavern/
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