October 27th – Fraunces Tavern Museum
Address: 54 Pearl Street, 2nd Floor New York NY 10004
Original architect: Unknown
Renovation architect: William H. Mersereau (1907)
Experience the history of one of the oldest standing structures in Manhattan. From its construction in 1719 to today, Fraunces Tavern has grown and evolved with the city around it- from the tavern where George Washington bid farewell to his officers after the Revolutionary War, to a boarding house, to a museum. This tour explores the 300 years of history at 54 Pearl Street, its significance to the American Revolutionary era, and the efforts to restore and preserve the building.
