Potter's Tavern

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Potter's Tavern

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| image = Potters Tavern.JPG

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| location = 49–51 Broad Street, Bridgeton, New Jersey

| coordinates = {{coord|39|25|40|N|75|14|20|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = USA New Jersey Cumberland County#New Jersey#USA

| built = 1770

| architecture =

| added = September 10, 1971

| area =

| refnum = 71000501{{NRISref|version=2013a|refnum=71000501}}

| designated_other1_name = New Jersey Register of Historic Places

| designated_other1_abbr = NJRHP

| designated_other1_link = New Jersey Register of Historic Places

| designated_other1_date = May 6, 1971

| designated_other1_number = 1031{{cite web |title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cumberland County |url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/CUMBERLAND.pdf#page=1 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office |page=1 |date=June 22, 2023 }}

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Potter's Tavern is located at 49–51 Broad Street in the city of Bridgeton in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. Built in 1770, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 1971, for its significance in architecture, communications, and politics.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=71000501}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Potter's Tavern |publisher=National Park Service|first1=Meade |last1=Landis |date=March 1971 }} With {{NRHP url|id=71000501|photos=y|title=accompanying photo}} The building was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 2003.{{cite web |title=Potter's Tavern |url=https://loc.gov/pictures/item/nj1800/ |date=2003 |publisher=Historic American Buildings Survey}}

History and description

The tavern is a two and one-half story frame building constructed in 1770. Matthew Potter, a blacksmith from Philadelphia, was proprietor from 1774 to 1779. It was a popular spot during the years before the American Revolution. In December 1775, the newspaper The Plain Dealer, considered the first regular newspaper in New Jersey, was published here. Two future governors of New Jersey, Richard Howell and Joseph Bloomfield, wrote articles for the paper.

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