White Horse Tavern (Boston, Massachusetts)

A well-known gathering place in colonial Boston, it "had a large square sign projecting over the footway, on which was delineated a white charger.

"[1] Located near Boylston Street, the White Horse was frequently mentioned as a wayfinder to other establishments nearby.

[citation needed] After Brattle, the tavern was owned by Jonathan Dwight (1740-ca.1765?).

[citation needed] In May, 1787, Israel Hatch of Attleboro took over as manager of the tavern.

[5] The White Horse is featured in a scene in the novel The Rebels: Or, Boston Before the Revolution by Lydia Maria Child (1850).

Detail of 1723 map of Boston. The White Horse Tavern stood on Newbury (later Washington Street ), near Frog Lane (later Boylston Street).