Bristol homestead, 541 Albany Turnpike
 

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Known for many years as Bidwell’s Tavern, this simple Greek revival house was purchased by the Bristols in 1886 when it was River Dale Farm.  Anson Bristol was a dairy farmer and grew much of his own food.  He raised sheep and pigs, grew tobacco and vegetables, made butter, cured bacon and cut ice on a pond nearby.  For the last several years the land has been rented to farmers who grow truck crops and maintain a farm stand.