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Boswell's Tavern, Route 22 vicinity, Gordonsville, Orange County, Virginia
Summary
Significance: An important example of a Federal tavern building of the 18th century. Frequent meeting place of such notables as Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry and James Madison. In 1781 the Marquis de Lafayette encamped there on his way to cut off the British from military supplies in Charlottesville. Original use was as a private dwelling.
Survey number: HABS VA-1217
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73002036, 69000257
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Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Morris, Scott, transmitter
DeBoer, Ruth, transmitter
Location
Gordonsville (Va.), 38.13736, -78.18778
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
