City Tavern
| City Tavern | |
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 The façade of the building | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1976 |
| Owner(s) | Walter Staib |
| Food type | Colonial Cuisine |
| Street address | 138, South 2nd Street, Walnut Street |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 19106 |
| Country | United States |
| Reservations | Yes |
| Website | www |
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
The original building was partially burned down in the 19th century and the remains were demolished in 1854. Located in
History
The original structure housed a business which John Adams called the "most genteel tavern in America", and it was a favorite meeting place of some of the Founding Fathers and members of the First Continental Congress.[4][5] The land on which City Tavern was built was conveyed in 1772 by Samuel Powel to a group of seven wealthy citizens, and the building was completed by subscription at a cost of more than £3,000.[6]
In the lead-up to the
The building was partially destroyed by fire on March 22, 1834, and was completely demolished by 1854.[11][12] The present building was constructed in the 1970s and opened in 1976 for the United States Bicentennial as a functioning tavern and restaurant. From 1994 to 2020, it was operated by Walter Staib, a chef and host of the television shows A Taste of History and Black Forest Cuisine: The Classic Blending of European Flavors.[13][14][15]
The Tavern closed in 2020 because of a severe downturn in business due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16] The National Park Service put the property up for a new lease in 2022.[17]
See also
References
- ^ "The City Tavern Restaurant and Online Store, Philadelphia Pennsylvania". Archived from the original on 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
- ISBN 0-7624-0529-5.
- ISBN 0-7624-1554-1.
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- ^ Thompson, Peter (1999). Rum Punch & Revolution: Taverngoing & Public Life in Eighteenth-Century Philadelphia. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 146.
- ^ Thompson, Peter (1999). Rum Punch & Revolution: Taverngoing & Public Life in Eighteenth Century Philadelphia. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 169–170.
- ^ "This is Where the Founding Fathers Partied on the First Fourth of July | The Savory". Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ^ "City Tavern: A Feast of Elegance". www.ushistory.org. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ^ "Marquis de Lafayette". George Washington's Mount Vernon. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ISBN 0-7624-0529-5.
- ISBN 0-7624-1554-1.
- OCLC 73820446. Retrieved 2020-07-09 – via www.amazon.com.
- ISBN 0-7624-0529-5.
- ISBN 0-7624-1554-1.
- ^ Klein, Michael (2 November 2020). "City Tavern, the colonial-theme restaurant in Old City, has closed". inquirer.com. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ Klein, Michael. "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of a restaurateur to run City Tavern". Retrieved 2022-04-19.