Gadsby's Tavern | |
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| Location | 138 N. Royal St., Alexandria, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°48′20″N 77°2′37″W / 38.80556°N 77.04361°W |
| Built | 1752 |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000913 |
| VLR No. | 100-0029 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[2] |
| Designated NHL | November 4, 1963[3] |
| Designated VLR | September 9, 1969[1] |
Gadsby's Tavern is a complex of historic buildings at 134 and 138 North Royal Street at the corner of Cameron Street in the Old Town district of Alexandria, Virginia. The complex includes a c.1785 tavern, the 1792 City Tavern and Hotel, and an 1878 hotel addition. The taverns were a central part of the social, economic, political, and educational life of the city of Alexandria at the time. Currently, the complex is home to Gadsby's Tavern Restaurant, American Legion Post 24, and Gadsby's Tavern Museum, a cultural history museum. The museum houses exhibits of early American life in Virginia, and the restaurant operates in the original 1792 City Tavern dining room, serving a mixture of period and modern foods.
The complex was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1963 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Gadsby's Tavern". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on December 29, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2008.