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Atlantic House : ウィキペディア英語版 | Atlantic House
The Atlantic House (often called the A-House, even in its own advertisements) in Provincetown, Massachusetts is a drinking establishment that has been in continual operation on the tip of Cape Cod for over two centuries.〔(The History of Atlantic House ).〕 Having been an openly gay-friendly establishment for half a century and discreetly so for perhaps twice that long, the Atlantic House is an excellent contender for the oldest gay bar in the United States. Frommer's calls it "the nation's premier gay bar".〔〔Café Lafitte in Exile in New Orleans, Louisiana purports to be ''the'' oldest gay bar in the country but an investigation of that establishment's website and a few other sources failed to reveal the dates or specifics upon which that claim is based.〕〔(Frommer's review of The Atlantic House ).〕 ==Early history== The oldest part of the building (now the left wing) was constructed in 1798 by Daniel Pease, Provincetown's first postmaster. Pease operated the building as a tavern although the name of the establishment at this time, if it had one, is uncertain. After Pease's death from cholera in 1834, the business was purchased by Benjamin Allstrum and became known as the Allstrum House. It served as the last stagecoach stop of the Orleans to Provincetown route until the arrival of the train in 1873.〔〔Having been replaced in popularity by the advent of automobile transportation, trains have not come this far down Cape Cod for many generations.〕 When Allstrum died in 1871, Frank Perry Smith, a Portuguese〔It is hard not to notice that "Frank Potter Smith" is not a Portuguese name. Sources consulted for this article do not explain this but two possibilities are that this is an Anglicisation of a Portuguese name (Ferreiro?) or that Smith was of English ethnicity but came to Provincetown via Portugal.〕 sailor who had arrived in town by sea at the age of eighteen, bought the Allstrum House. At some point, the original structure was joined with a much larger adjacent structure that was fitted with guest rooms. Smith renamed the business "Atlantic House Hotel" and it has been called the Atlantic House since.〔
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