Fraunces Tavern Museum
Address:
Museum of Colonial & Revolutionary NY
54 Pearl Street
Manhattan
www.frauncestavernmuseum.org
Category: Museums & Collections
Built: 1719
Architect: restored by William Mercereau, 1907
Designation: NYC Landmark
Hours: Monday - Saturday 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. Closed Sundays. Admission: $4
Description: Revolutionary New York revolved around Manhattan's oldest building. The 1719 Georgian-style yellow brick house is the site of Samuel Fraunces Tavern (1762) where George Washington gave his farewell address to officers of the Continental Army in 1783 and later New York Yacht Club was founded. Sons of the Revolution, a genealogical organization preserving the memory of the struggle for liberty, purchased the property in 1904 for a museum.
