The structure at the rear of the house was originally a barn, presumably for animals. The base of the structure is very old stone, while the upper two stories had been rebuilt to modern standards in year 2000. There are two large garages underneath the Tavern and two stories atop. When we started the project, the barn was a utility structure, with no electricity, and in need of an extensive renovation. We made the decision to re-make the structure into a tavern, with a second floor office and hobby room. And, importantly, the resurrection of the barn and transformation into a tavern would utilize those thousands of board feet of milled wood from the property.

The Tavern has many great wood features, floors, walls, etc. There is new heat and an AC system, as well as a very large deck for barbeques. The first floor ceiling is tin, with many recessed LED lights. The Tavern has a bathroom to minimize trips back to the house.

One great feature of the Tavern is the original 1877 pantry from the Granite House galley kitchen. We found it in pieces in the barn, and much like a treasure hunt, we eventually found all the pieces. Original doors with 15 old glass windows each, sand cast bronze hardware, etc. But, of course, it was a mess, with many coats of paint, a failing base, and no left side as the pantry was mounted to the left wall in the kitchen. Reinstalling it in the kitchen of the Granite House would have looked great, but would not have been functional for today's needs. We painstakingly rebuilt the pantry base, copied the left side to match the original side and the pantry was taken down to bare wood to expose the fine, old white pine. We applied Bri-Wax and installed LED lights. It is now the centerpiece of the Tavern. But, a Tavern also needs a great bar. The bar is a 1920s vintage bar from London, England, complete with a wonderful hand hammered copper top and side panels with a frame of traditional black lacquered wood. There are two leather couches and six nice leather bar stools for guests.