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The dining room wing was added between 1821 and 1822, when the house was used as a tavern. The third wing is the kitchen wing, with later service room additions. The house has a number of Federal-style details. It was extensively renovated and modernized in 1928, under the direction of architect R. Brognard Okie (1875-1945). [2]
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The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Established as a tavern in 1704, it was previously named the William Penn Inn, Wayside Inn, Tunis Ordinary, and Streepers Tavern before being renamed in 1793 in honor of American Revolutionary War hero General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, who had once stayed there.
In 1774 the Rees family hired James Barry (or Jimmy Berry) to run the inn, which henceforth became known as "Berry's Tavern". General George Washington first visited the tavern on Thanksgiving Day in 1777 while the Continental Army was encamped at Whitemarsh; a few weeks later Washington and the army bivouacked at nearby Valley Forge. [3]
Eagle Tavern is an historic inn and tavern located at Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, which was built circa 1800. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [2]
The City Tavern is a late-20th century building designed to be the replica of the historic 18th-century tavern and hotel building which stood on the site. It is located at 138 South 2nd Street in Philadelphia , at the intersection of Second and Walnut streets, near Independence Hall .
The building operated as an inn and tavern until 1870, when it was converted to a three-family residence. The house was obtained in 1971, and subsequently restored by the Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, [1] and is part of the Morlatton Village historic site.
The Caspar Snyder House (aka the Blue Ball Tavern), is a historic home in Lower Augusta Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.