Widow Maloby's Tavern

The Widow Maloby's Tavern is an historic, American tavern building that is located in the Queen Village neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2]

Widow Maloby's Tavern
Widow Maloby's Tavern in 2010.
Widow Maloby's Tavern is located in Philadelphia
Widow Maloby's Tavern
Widow Maloby's Tavern is located in Pennsylvania
Widow Maloby's Tavern
Widow Maloby's Tavern is located in the United States
Widow Maloby's Tavern
Location700 South Front Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°56′23″N 75°8′42″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1764
NRHP reference No.72001175[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 16, 1972

Part of the South Front Street Historic District,[1] it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1972.[1]

History and architectural features

Built in 1764 in Philadelphia's former Southwark district for Thomas Maloby (alternate spelling "Mallaby"),[3] a rigger in Philadelphia's large shipping industry, this historic structure was owner-occupied in 1765, according to zoning records held by the city of Philadelphia. The owners, Maloby and his wife, Christiana, operated a bar room in the building's front parlor and a dining room in the back parlor, which also served as their family's personal dining room. That back parlor was erected adjacent to a small kitchen area at the back of the home during the home's original construction period.[4]

During its first months of operation, the tavern supplemented the shipping industry wages that Maloby brought in, but this soon changed when he died in 1765. Ownership of the property was subsequently transferred to his widow, who continued to operate the tavern until her death. Ownership of the property was subsequently transferred.[5]

Sold to different owners during the late nineteenth century, those owners opted to use the residential structure as an income property, but did not live there. They did, however, renovate it to remove the kitchen and add an extension at the back of the structure.[6]

A three-and-one-half-story, three-bay by two-bay, brick rowhouse that was originally painted yellow, it remained a tavern and community gathering place for more than a century.[7]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1972. The tavern is also part of the South Front Street Historic District.[1]

  • The 700 block of South Front Street in 1961. Widow Maloby's Tavern is the first on the right.
    The 700 block of South Front Street in 1961. Widow Maloby's Tavern is the first on the right.
  • 700-704 S. Front in 2013, the tavern is on the right
    700-704 S. Front in 2013, the tavern is on the right

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Brey, Jared. "The Goals of Zoning Reform, Part III: Protecting Philadelphia’s natural and historic resources." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: WHYY-PBS, August 25, 2001.
  3. "Philadelphia, January 8, 1790: By virtue of a writ of venditioni exponas." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Dunlap and Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser, January 9, 1790, p. 3 (subscription required).
  4. Brey, "The Goals of Zoning Reform, Part III: Protecting Philadelphia’s natural and historic resources," WHYY-PBS.
  5. Brey, "The Goals of Zoning Reform, Part III: Protecting Philadelphia’s natural and historic resources," WHYY-PBS.
  6. Brey, "The Goals of Zoning Reform, Part III: Protecting Philadelphia’s natural and historic resources," WHYY-PBS.
  7. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Mary C. Means (June 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Widow Maloby's Tavern" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
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