Thoreau slept here, probably on his way to climb Monadnock or to visit Jaffrey or Peterborough. Country furniture and handmade quilts outfit the bedrooms, just as they did in 1775, when the house was new. Allow time to linger in the dining room ($$-$$$; reservations essential; BYOB; closed Sunday and Monday, no lunch). An 1820s Rufus Porter mural covers the dining room wall. She-crab soup, shrimp Parmesan, and pumpkin-applesauce tea bread are among the choices.
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