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Tour the Damon Tavern, Putnam House on Memorial Day
The Historical Commission worked with town officials last year to re-open the Rufus Porter Ballroom in the Damon Tavern.
The North Reading Historical Commission and North Reading Historical and Antiquarian Society will open the doors for tours of the Putnam House and Damon Tavern on Memorial Day.
Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, May 25 at both Bow Street buildings and will be open after the parade.
The Historical Commission worked with town officials last year to re-open the Rufus Porter Ballroom in the Damon Tavern for the first time in more than 20 years.
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On Monday, visitors to the tavern will learn about the Rufus Porter murals and the tavern’s history as a stagecoach stop in the 19th century. You’ll get to see three inn rooms that were refurbished and furnished to look like 19th century inn rooms.
Make sure to drop by the Putnam House to see one of North Reading’s most historic homes. The Historical and Antiquarian Society is exhibiting military uniforms and war memorabilia from the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and Korean War at the Putnam House.
