Atkinson Tavern (1789)
Atkinson Tavern was built around 1789 in Prescott, MA as a home and tavern business for John Atkinson, a Revolutionary War veteran. In 1938, Prescott was one of four towns to be disincorporated to make way for the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir. With the Tavern’s original location acquired by the Metropolitan District Commission, Helen Storrow moved the building to the Eastern States Exposition grounds to become part of Storrowton. It is now leased by the Big E to be run as a restaurant called Storrowton Tavern.
This is the wonderful John Atkinson Tavern that was taken out of the Quabbin area before it was flooded with water. This was a REVOLUTIONARY PATRIOTS TAVERN AND HOME. JOHN ATKINSON WAS HIS NAME, AND THAT NAME SHOULD REMAIN ON THIS BUILDING FOREVER! There is no reason to change the name of the building. This man fought hard for this country and survived, and spent his life at long hard work, to even build this tavern/house.