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.

Gadsby's Tavern
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Virginia Landmarks Register
(2021)
Location138 N. Royal St., Alexandria, Virginia
Coordinates38°48′20″N 77°2′37″W
Built1752
NRHP reference No.66000913
VLR No.100-0029
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966
Designated NHLNovember 4, 1963
Designated VLRSeptember 9, 1969

The complex was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1963 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.

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