National Historic Landmark · hotel · Alexandria (Independent City), Virginia

Gadsby's Tavern

Historic building in Virginia, US in Alexandria (Independent City), Virginia. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1966
2017.10.27.115236 Gadsby's Tavern N Royal Street x Cameron Street Alexandria Virginia USA2021 Gadsby's Tavern, 134 and 138 North Royal Street at Cameron, Alexandria2021 Gadsby's Tavern, 134 North Royal Street, AlexandriaAlexandria, Virginia (6463807453)
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What it is

Wikipedia · Gadsby's Tavern

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.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address128 N. Royal St., Alexandria (Independent City), VA
CountyAlexandria County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000913
Type of placehotel
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address128 N. Royal St., Alexandria (Independent City), VA
Websitealexandriava.gov/GadsbysTavern ↗
Coordinates38.80571, -77.04365 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitOxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm · 2 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyFort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 6 mi · Fort Hunt Picnic Areas 6 mi · Fort Washington Park Day Use Facilities 7 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000913. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.