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Site of Colonel Richard Somers Tavern and Homestead
(later called Deborah Jane Somers Anderson House)
       Col. Richard Somers was prominent in the Revolutionary War, engaging in privateering, holding interest in several schooners and the militia. The present home served as an inn and tavern, licensed in 1770 and was later the home of Deborah Jane Somers Anderson, daughter of Richard L. Somers, the last to own the Mansion. Go inside to see where the old structure connects with the new by means of a glass atrium. County and city historical plaque.