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Fraunces Tavern Museum

54 Pearl St
New York, NY 10004
212-425-1778

www.frauncestavernmuseum.org

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This building was once a gathering place for George Washington and many other American Revolutionary leaders. It was built 1719 as a residence, but by 1762 it had been renovated and turned into Fraunces Tavern. Today, the museum focuses mainly on American and Revolutionary fine and decorative art, and houses a large collection of Washington artifacts.

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ohsostrange

Nice place to eat--not really a museum.

Reviewed by ohsostrange on March 07, 2008

ohsostrange's rating:

"They have a couple of cute little recreations of Colonial-era tavern rooms upstairs, but it's not much of a museum. The place is mostly a restaurant--a quite nice one with very attentive waiters and decent if overpriced food. The decor is colonial themed (naturally) and they have a fire burning in the reception area when it's cold out. The building does have some historical significance but when George Washington ate there, it looked more like the recreations upstairs and probably featured quite different fare on the menu, so it's not really like stepping back in time."

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