Richardson's Tavern is a historic Erie Canal

Erie Canal

The Erie Canal is a waterway in New York that runs about from Albany, New York, on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York, at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. The canal contains 36 locks and encompasses a total elevation differential of...

 inn

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 and tavern

Tavern

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 located at Perinton

Perinton, New York

Perinton is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 46,090 at the 2000 census.The Village of Fairport, New York is within the town on the Erie Canal. Perinton is adjacent to the village of East Rochester , and the towns of Victor , Macedon , Pittsford , and Penfield...

 in Monroe County, New York

Monroe County, New York

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. It dates to about 1818 when it was a stop on the stage coach route along the Irondequoit Valley and Irondequoit Creek. Several expansions occurred during the 19th century. The tavern operated as a hotel until 1917 when it was converted to four apartments. In 1978, after having been abandoned since 1972, it was converted for use as a restaurant.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1980.