Colonel Benjamin Tyler Home - West Claremont, NH - New Hampshire Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

A bronze historical marker is set at ground level. The marker is embedded into a granite block and flanked by two granite posts. The marker is inscribed:

THIS HOUSE BUILT 1773 BY
COL. BENJAMIN TYLER
OF WALLINGFORD CONN.
A FIRST SETTLER OF CLAREMONT, 1767
INVENTOR AND MANUFACTURER
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HERE ON SUGAR RIVER HE BUILT
SAY, GRIST, FLAX, AND SMELTING MILLS
THE TOWNS FIRST INDUSTRIES

Southeast of the marker is his house, later to become the Maynard Tavern. The house was built as Colonel Benjamin Tyler's homestead. Benjamin Tyler was active in community affairs. In 1767, he was elected a Claremont selectman at the first town meeting. He was also mechanic, inventor, mill owner, and local builder.

Austin Tyler, the son of Benjamin, later converted the house into a popular tavern which he jointly owned with Daniel F. Maynard and Horace G. P. Cross. Later the building was enlarged by the addition of two wings which are now apartment houses.

Marker Name: This house was built 1773 by Col. Benjamin Tyler Marker Type: Local/Unofficial Marker Location: West Claremont, NH Official Marker Number: Not listed Date Marker Established: Not listed

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