The 1738 historical building in Middlebury, The Josiah Bronson House, functioned as a tavern in the Revolutionary War. It is best known for hosting French officers who participated in various aspects of the Yorktown campaign during the Revolutionary War. Lawrence M. and Esther Duryee purchased and restored the tavern in 1940.
President George Washington stayed at the Sun Tavern in Fairfield on October 16, 1789, as part of his presidential tour of New England. The large building continued to function as a tavern until 1811, when it transferred to various owners. In 1977, it became one of the town's historical landmarks, and eventually, part of the Fairfield Museum.
Brown-Elton Tavern in Burlington, was built in 1810 as the private home of merchant Giles Griswold, and it changed ownership many times. At one time, it served as a tavern for the Hartford and Litchfield Stage Coach company. The town purchased it in 1974, and it became a historical site at their museum.
