Fraunces Tavern Museum

Fraunces Tavern Block
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
New York City Historic District
North and west fronts of Fraunces Tavern on Pearl Street at Broad Street
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Location	Bounded by Pearl Street, Coenties Slip, Water Street and Broad Street, New York, New York, USA
Built	Various
Architect	Various
Architectural style	Various
NRHP Reference #	06000713
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 28, 1977
Designated NYCHD	November 14, 1978

Fraunces Tavern
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark
West front of Fraunces Tavern on Broad Street
Location	54 Pearl Street, New York, New York, USA
Coordinates	40°42′12″N 74°0′41″W / 40.70333°N 74.01139°W / 40.70333; -74.01139Coordinates: 40°42′12″N 74°0′41″W / 40.70333°N 74.01139°W / 40.70333; -74.01139
Built	1719
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP Reference #	08000140
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 6, 2008
Designated NYCL	November 23, 1965

"Washington's Farewell to His Officers"

Engraving after painting by Alonzo Chappel
Date	December 4, 1783 (1783-12-04)
Location	Fraunces Tavern, Broad and Pearl Streets, New York Town

Fraunces Tavern is a landmark museum and restaurant in New York City, situated at 54 Pearl Street at the corner of Broad Street. The location played a prominent role in history before, during and after the American Revolution, serving as a headquarters for George Washington, a venue for peace negotiations with the British, and housing federal offices in the Early Republic. It has been owned since 1904 by Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York Inc., which carried out a major conjectural reconstruction, and claim it is Manhattan's oldest surviving building. The museum interprets the building and its history, along with varied exhibitions of art and artifacts. The tavern is a tourist site and a part of the American Whiskey Trail and the New York Freedom Trail.

New York Mayor Stephanus van Cortlandt built his home in 1671 on the site, but retired to his manor on the Hudson River and gave the property in 1700 to his son-in-law, Etienne "Stephen" DeLancey, a French Huguenot who had married Van Cortlandt's daughter, Anne. The DeLancey family contended with the Livingston family for leadership of the Province of New York.

DeLancey built the current building as a house in 1719. The small yellow bricks used in its construction were imported from the Dutch Republic and the sizable mansion ranked highly in the province for its quality. His heirs sold the building in 1762 to Samuel Fraunces who converted the home into the popular tavern, first named the Queen's Head.