| Roger Mowry Tavern | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Stone ender |
| Location | Providence, Rhode Island, US |
| Coordinates | 41°50′34″N 71°24′26″W / 41.8427°N 71.4072°W |
| Construction started | 1653 |
| Renovated | 1895 |
| Demolished | 1900 |
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| Architect(s) | Norman Isham |
The Roger Mowry Tavern, also known variously as the Roger Mowry House, Olney House and Abbott House, was a historic stone ender house, built around 1653, in Providence, Rhode Island. Roger Mowry was a constable and operated the only tavern in the town. The tavern also served as a government meeting place, church, and jail. It was originally constructed as a 1+1⁄2-story single room house with a chamber upstairs. By 1711 the house was expanded with a two-story lean-to by 1711. At an unknown later date, the top of the roof of the original house was raised up further. The original portion of the house was restored by Norman Isham in 1895. The Roger Mowry Tavern was the oldest house in Providence until it was demolished in 1900.