The Red Horse Tavern

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The Red Horse Tavern was a historic Sudbury, Massachusetts inn whose atmosphere and patrons inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem collection "Tales of a Wayside Inn."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building
historic inn
tavern
alsoKnownAs The Wayside Inn
linked to: Wayside Inn

Wayside Inn
architecturalType New England inn
associatedWith Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
country United States
hasCulturalRole American literary landmark
historic roadside inn
hasFunction inn
tavern
hasGenreAssociation American narrative poetry
hasHeritageStatus historic site in Sudbury, Massachusetts
hasLiterarySignificance setting for Tales of a Wayside Inn
hasNotablePatron Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Longfellow’s circle of friends
hasSubject travelers and local patrons
hasThemeAssociation American roadside travel
New England inn culture
linked to: New England life
inLiterature Tales of a Wayside Inn
inspiredBy its atmosphere and patrons
inspiredCharacterGroup storytellers in Tales of a Wayside Inn
inspiredSetting fictional inn in Tales of a Wayside Inn
linked to: Wayside Inn
inspiredWork Tales of a Wayside Inn
locatedIn Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Sudbury, Massachusetts
United States
timePeriodOfProminence 19th century
usedAs gathering place for travelers
social meeting place

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Tales of a Wayside Inn inspiredBy The Red Horse Tavern
The Landlord relatedWork The Red Horse Inn (historical inn in Sudbury)
linked to: The Red Horse Tavern
Wayside Inn alsoKnownAs The Red Horse Tavern