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Murfreesboro Historic District is a national historic district located at Murfreesboro, Hertford County, North Carolina. The district encompasses nine contributing buildings in the oldest section of the city of Murfreesboro. The buildings include notable examples of Greek Revival style architecture.
Murfreesboro was designated by the US Congress in 1790 as an official port of entry, and the customs records indicate a profitable three-cornered trade with New England and the West Indies. [citation needed] In 1809, the Hertford Academy was established in Murfreesboro, opening in 1811 for male students. In 1814, Harriet Sketchly and Martha ...
The Green Dragon Tavern was located at Green Dragon Lane (today's Union Street) in Boston's North End. [2] At 0.75 acres (0.30 ha) in size, it was one of the largest structures in Boston. Primarily composed of brick, the building had three floors in the back and two in front; greeting visitors was a copper dragon mounted on an iron crane. [2] [5]
Green Dragon Tavern, Union west of Hanover. Greyhound, Washington opposite Vernon. Grotou House, 10 Sudbury Street. Half Moon, south corner Portland and Hanover. Hancock House, Corn Court. Hatch's, south corner Tremont and Mason. Hazlitt's, corner Washington and Palmer. Holland's Coffee House, Howard near Court. Horse Shoe, Tremont near Boylston.
The current Route 79 roughly follows the mail and stagecoach route from Rhode Island to Boston, and the Green Dragon Tavern on South Main Street was a popular stopover along the route. The downtown area boasted shipbuilding and was an import/export port, as well as a successful fishing industry.
The Green Dragon Tavern was torn down in the 1930s, and the Town of Freetown constructed its bandstand on the riverside site, providing a wonderful greenspace. The gun factory burned in 1925, and the bleachery followed suit in 1955, essentially bringing the commercial life of the river to a close.
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Stoughton was given the then-prestigious Green Dragon Tavern for his social status, one of Boston's most significant architectural and historical landmarks c. 1676. [44] [45] He died at home in Dorchester in 1701, while serving as acting governor, [46] and was buried in the cemetery now known as the Dorchester North Burying Ground. [47]