54 Pearl Street, (at Broad Street)
New York, NY
10004
212-425-1778
The Fraunces Tavern Museum, which opened in 1907, is located in a reconstructed 18th-century building that was the frequent gathering spot of American Revolutionary leaders. Its permanent collection contains important early American prints, paintings, decorative arts and artifacts dating from the Colonial period to the mid-19th-century.
The Visitor Orientation Exhibit provides an illustrated history of Fraunces Tavern within the context of early New York City and the Revolutionary War. Temporary exhibits examine different aspects of American history and culture, such as Jewish life in early New York, medicine and the healing arts in early America, drinking traditions and temperance movements in early America, the changing image of George Washington and the history of the Black Church in early America. Related lectures and walking tours are also offered.
The Museum houses two fully reconstructed period rooms: the Long Room, site of George Washington's emotional farewell to his officers at the end of the Revolutionary War; and the Clinton Dining Room, where Dewitt Clinton, the first American-born governor of New York, commemorated the British evacuation of North America.
The Museum building was constructed in 1719 by Etienne DeLancey as a residence. Samuel Fraunces purchased it in 1762 and made it a popular tavern.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Hours: Monday-Friday 10 am-4:45 pm; Saturday 12-4 pm; closed
Sunday
Admission: Adults $2.50; students and seniors $1
Disibility
Access: None
Directions: Subway: 4 or 5 to Bowling Green; 1/9 to South
Ferry; 2 or 3 to Wall Street; N or R to Whitehall Street; E to World Trade
Center; Bus: M1, M6, M15 to South Ferry
Landmark Status: National Register
of Historic Places, New York City Landmark
Group Tours: Call for fees and
information, 212-425-1778