Ladd's Tavern

enclosed entrance porch, classically inspired with square pilaster-like be original with the house, extending from the south side of the tavern. The building is currently used as 4 apartments, though there is surprisingly CONDITION UNEXPOSED EXCELLENT RUINS XALTERED and metopes.Remaining facade windows have similar cornices.The clapboard CHECK ONE siding has been covered with asbestos siding.Originally there was a large The taproom retains evidence of the bar.Some original woodwork is retained in reeded panels with rosettes in corner blocks and molded chair rails.Original The 2-l/2 story rectangular frame structure has a five bay facade which faces little alteration to the room arrangements.Some rooms have been closed off of center.The wide cornice has returns at the gable ends.

but the door are intact.Windows have been changed to 2/2 lights.Porches louvered coverings.The east end has the original exterior tavern door at the ground floor rooms.The center front stairs are original. supports.Over the entrance on the second floor is a 3 part window.The The tavern is3 bays deep.Windows have plain surrounds.Gable windows have have been added to either side of the rear ell. - UNALTERED -GOOD X.FAIR portions are separated by reeded pilasters. The cornice has delicate triglytph DATE north.The original Federal style center entrance is now covered by an center chimney serving eight fireplaces.Anew chimney sits to the right AREAS OF

acres, cleared the land and began farming. In the fall of 1812 Ladd began After Ladd's death the property was purchased in 1830 by Elisha Wood, a continue the use of the house as a tavern, but maintained business interests on the property in the form of a brick kiln, saw mill, and wool 1812 ECONOMICS INVENTION ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC EDUCATION BUILDER/ARCHITECT ARCHITECTURE ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC LAW PERIOD THEATER SCULPTURE AGRICULTURE PREHISTORIC SCIENCE POLITICS/GOVERNMENT SIGNIFICANCE MILITARY X1800-1899 XEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT LITERATURE been an important east-west road and along this ridge the first settlers carding factory.

as an early tavern housing western-bound settlers.It is an important The tavern is important historically as the home of two early settlers and _TRANSPORTATION this building and congregational services were first held there in l819. _CONSERVATION -COMMUNICATIONS tavern to serve the large emigration westward.The first store was in native of Massachusetts who had come to Madison in 1822.Wood did not MUSIC Jesse Ladd arrived in Madison in 18l2 from Massachusetts.He acquired 1000 -1400-1499 _PHILOSOPHY the builder.Completed in 18l3 it was the main house on the farm and a -1700-1799 -1600-1699 -1500-1599 A ridge of high land runs parallel tothe lake.Along this there has long have located. - INDUSTRY -RELIGION - COMMERCE Ladd kept the tavern until his death in1829. -1900- to have the tavern built.

Addison Kimball, a noted local architect, was local landmark. The northern portion of Lake County is fertile farmland.