Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Society recently bought an important archival collection that significantly adds to the documentation of Gadsby's Tavern Museum.

Gadsby's Tavern Museum consists of two buildings, a ca. The Museum consists of the c. 1785 tavern and the 1792 City Tavern and Hotel. The two buildings highlight the rapid evolution of hospitality as America's national identity formed. My husband paid $4 because we have AAA; otherwise the … Yet the most famous room is the 1792 City Tavern ballroom. Gadsby’s Tavern Museum in Alexandria was offering a special where mom’s were free to enter the museum. His establishment was the center of political, business, and social life in Alexandria and in the new federal city of Washington, D.C.

Mr. Gadsby's establishment was a center of political, business, and social life in early Alexandria. Gadsby's Tavern Museum, comprised of a c. 1785 tavern & 1792 City Tavern + Hotel, was the center for political, business, and social life in early Alexandria + Federal Washington. 1785 tavern and the 1792 City Hotel. Gadsby's Tavern Museum - 134 N Royal St, Alexandria, Virginia 22314 - Rated 4.6 based on 214 Reviews "Very awesome and helpful wait staff. Both were constructed by John Wise but made famous by tavern-keeper John Gadsby. The Irwin Family Papers detail the business, shipping, and real estate enterprise from 1776-1925 of the Irwin family of Alexandria. The first event held in the c. 1785 tavern’s large room was a ball on November 17, 1785. The ballrooms of Gadsby’s Tavern Museum were built for large community functions. Discover Alexandria’s five-star hotel of the 18th century! The buildings are named for Englishman John Gadsby who operated them from 1796 to 1808.