Current Sparta Community Gallery
The Jug Tavern of Sparta is a community organization whose purpose is to preserve The Jug Tavern, listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1976.
Using funds raised through the activities of The Jug Tavern of Sparta, the building’s foundation (from about 1765) was repaired and stabilized in 2015.
We love meeting and talking with the community at the Ossining Village Fair held each year in June. Our popular selfie boards are always a huge hit.
Ossining Village Historian Dana White spoke about Sing Sing Prison at our 2017 Annual Meeting.
The Jug Tavern holiday card features a Jug Tavern cookie. The card continues, but alas, the cookies have all been devoured.
The Jug Tavern in autumnal glory dressed up by Holbrook Cottage for the 2017 Festive Stroll featuring Sparta homes.
Sunday Walking Tours begin at The Jug Tavern with a viewing of our short film, The Battle for Sparta.
It’s a beautiful day for a concert, part of our annual Sparta Speaks series.
Ossining Town Historian Scott Craven spoke about the Croton River at our 2018 Annual Meeting.
Jug Tavern favorites Tim Rowell on banjo and Ambrose Verdibello on fiddle doing what they love best.
Sparta Cemetery was the site of the 2019 Sparta Cemetery Tour presented jointly by the Ossining Historic Cemeteries Conservancy and The Jug Tavern.
A busy October 2019 at The Jug with walking tours, a free concert, and art show by members of the Ossining Arts Council.
In 2015, Anne M. Dorner Middle School students focused on local history for their 8th-grade capstone project. Sparta was featured at AMD’s Ossining Museum and students toured the neighborhood, shown here with Doug Turshen, Jug Tavern president.
Sparta Park is a refreshing setting for the neighborhood’s annual End-of-Summer Picnic.
Food historian Peter Rose at the Jug Tavern in 2018.
Andy Brennan discusses the intricacies of crafting cider in 2016.
Jonathan Kruk stopped by in 2015 to tell some Hudson Valley tales. Afterward he poses with some Jug Tavern friends.
Field Horne, author of Land of Peace was the first speaker in our annual Sparta Speaks series in 2015. See the History Resources page for more information on the book.
Members of the Ossining Highway Department create a pocket park across the intersection from The Jug Tavern along Sparta Brook. The sign below is featured at the park. It was produced by Discover Your Streams, a project by Hudson Valley Arts and Science.
