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is filled by a two-story frame addition, also with a gabled roof. Its main facade faces south, and is five bays wide. The bays are slightly asymmetrical in their placement, with the main entrance roughly at the center, framed by simple moulding. A secondary entrance is located at the north end of the four-bay street-facing facade. The interior includes several original fireplaces, as well as evidence of a ballroom space with cove ceiling on the second floor.
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in 1777. Luke Viets, John's son, continued to operate the tavern until 1834, and it continued to be the site of traveler accommodations into the late 19th century. The
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Viets' Tavern is located in a rural setting of northern East Granby, set close to the east side of
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The date of the construction of this building is not known, but there are multiple references to a tavern at this location in historical records. In 1712, Dr. John Viets was granted a license by the town of Turkey Hills (now East Granby) to "keep a house of public entertainment." His son John also
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