Object description

Gadsby's Tavern is a complex of historic buildings at the corner of N. Royal and Cameron Streets in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. The complex includes a c. 1785 tavern, the 1792 City Tavern and Hotel, and 1878 hotel addition. The taverns were a central part of the social, economic, political, and educational life of the city of Alexandria, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1963. 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.