Jayne Tavern, as it looked in the winter of 1997

Dormers have been added to the second floor to create a symmetrical arrangement since this picture was taken. The house is across from the end of Christian Avenue.

The back of the Jayne Tavern, which no one could see until the owners sold off the land in back and a road was put in for some new houses.

From the Three Village Historical Society Guidebook, The Setaukets, Poquott, Old Field & Stony Brook, by Howard Klein, illustrated by Patricia Windrow, Second Edition, Three Village Historical Society, East Setauket, New York, 1986.

"Jayne Tavern. Residence. c. 1750. Morris Jayne, a descendant of original settlers, lived here and operated a tavern. During the Revolution a bloody massacre took place here when British troops came looking for deserters, as they often did. They opened fire on innocent people in the Tavern and when the smoke had cleared four Americans were dead. Bullets from the nighttime shooting can still be seen in the house. In 1865 Brewster Jayne sold the Tavern to the Acker family and it was then converted into a residence. In 1890 it was moved from its original foundation to the north of the present site and in 1942 was restored to its original appearance. The two story house has three windowed gables in the front and two interior peak chimneys."

Under the picture in the Guidebook it says, "The Jayne Tavern was owned by John Tyler during the Revolutionary War. It was operated by Morris Jayne in the 1800's."