| 1785/00/00 |
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The City Tavern is built. |
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| 1793/00/00 |
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The City Hotel is built in the Georgian style, 1792-1793. |
Panel from the Ballroom at Gadsby's Tavern, Alexandria, Virginia |
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| 1797/02/10 |
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John Gadsby host the first Birthnight Ball in honor of George Washington's Birthday |
Panel from the Ballroom at Gadsby's Tavern, Alexandria, Virginia |
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George Washington's Birthday |
| 1798/02/00 |
George Washington |
Guest of Honor |
George Washington celebrates his birthday at Gadsby's Tavern, the second annual Birthnight Ball hosted by John Gadsby. |
Panel from the Ballroom at Gadsby's Tavern, Alexandria, Virginia |
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George Washington's Birthday |
| 1801/03/15 |
Thomas Jefferson |
Visitor |
Thomas Jefferson celebrates his inauguration as President in the ballroom in the ballroom of the Gadsby's City Tavern. |
Panel from the Ballroom at Gadsby's Tavern, Alexandria, Virginia |
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First Inauguration of Thomas Jefferson as President of the United States |
| 1805/03/12 |
Thomas Jefferson |
US President |
Thomas Jefferson celebrates his second inauguration at Gadsby's Tavern. |
Panel from the Ballroom at Gadsby's Tavern, Alexandria, Virginia |
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| 1805/03/12 |
George Clinton (vice president) |
Guest |
Thomas Jefferson celebrates his second inauguration at Gadsby's Tavern. |
Panel from the Ballroom at Gadsby's Tavern, Alexandria, Virginia |
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| 1805/03/12 |
Levi Lincoln Sr |
Guest |
Thomas Jefferson celebrates his second inauguration at Gadsby's Tavern. |
Panel from the Ballroom at Gadsby's Tavern, Alexandria, Virginia |
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| 1805/03/12 |
James Madison |
US Vice President |
Thomas Jefferson celebrates his second inauguration at Gadsby's Tavern. |
Panel from the Ballroom at Gadsby's Tavern, Alexandria, Virginia |
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| 1808/05/09 |
James Madison |
Guest |
President James Madison is honored at a dinner at Gadsby's Tavern. |
Panel from the Ballroom at Gadsby's Tavern, Alexandria, Virginia |
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| 1817/00/00 |
James Monroe |
Guest |
President James Monroe dines at Gadsby's Tavern. |
Panel from the Ballroom at Gadsby's Tavern, Alexandria, Virginia |
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| 1824/10/16 |
John Quincy Adams |
Companion |
Marquis de Lafayette is honored at what is heralded as, 'one of the most brilliant of banquets'. The Marquis spent several days at Gadsby's Tavern during his tour. |
Panel from the Ballroom at Gadsby's Tavern, Alexandria, Virginia |
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Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America |
| 1824/10/16 |
Marquis de Lafayette |
Visitor |
Marquis de Lafayette is honored at what is heralded as, 'one of the most brilliant of banquets'. The Marquis spent several days at Gadsby's Tavern during his tour. |
Panel from the Ballroom at Gadsby's Tavern, Alexandria, Virginia |
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Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America |
| 1868/08/00 |
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The Union governor of Virginia, Francis H Pierpont, is entertained and quartered at the City Hotel in August 1863. |
Panel from the Ballroom at Gadsby's Tavern, Alexandria, Virginia |
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| 1917/05/21 |
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Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC takes the musicians gallery, cornice, door frames, mantelpieces from the Ballroom and two mantelpieces from the City Hotel dining rooms and the exterior doorway. |
Panel from the Ballroom at Gadsby's Tavern, Alexandria, Virginia |
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| 1928/05/00 |
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After the owners of Gadsbys Tavern put the buildings up for sale, American Legion Post No 24 leads a fundraising drive to purchase the structures for $18,000 and restore them at a cost of $22,000. |
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