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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1785/00/00 | The City Tavern is built. | |||||
| 1793/00/00 | The City Hotel is built in the Georgian style, 1792-1793. | |||||
| 1797/02/10 | John Gadsby host the first Birthnight Ball in honor of George Washington's Birthday | 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. | 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. | 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. | |||
| 1805/03/12 | George Clinton (vice president) | Guest | Thomas Jefferson celebrates his second inauguration at Gadsby's Tavern. | |||
| 1805/03/12 | Levi Lincoln Sr | Guest | Thomas Jefferson celebrates his second inauguration at Gadsby's Tavern. | |||
| 1805/03/12 | James Madison | US Vice President | Thomas Jefferson celebrates his second inauguration at Gadsby's Tavern. | |||
| 1808/05/09 | James Madison | Guest | President James Madison is honored at a dinner at Gadsby's Tavern. | |||
| 1817/00/00 | James Monroe | Guest | President James Monroe dines at Gadsby's Tavern. | |||
| 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. | 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. | Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America | ||
| 1868/08/00 | The Union governor of Virginia, Francis H Pierpont, is entertained and quartered at the City Hotel in August 1863. | |||||
| 1917/05/21 | 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. | |||||
| 1928/05/00 | 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. |
Places
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
| Panel from the Ballroom at Gadsby's Tavern, Alexandria, Virginia |
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| Particulars for Gadsby's Tavern: | |
|---|---|
| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Communications |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Historic Use | Hotel |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Historic Use | Restaurant |
| Area of Significance | Transportation |