Gardner House - Palmyra, MO - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

To paraphrase from the NRHP application,

Taverns was the center of public affairs in early Missouri history. To truly appreciate this the fact that the first state legislature met in a tavern as well as the first state constitution was drafted in a tavern must be realized.

With this in mind, many taverns were very important meeting places, as the Gardner House being no exception. It was located only a few blocks from the Federal Land Office. It is known that the house served as a place of public entertainment for at least the years of 1828 and 1829, but probably served as a tavern until 1847.

Street address: 417 S Main St Palmyra, MO USA 63461 County / Borough / Parish: Marion County Year listed: 1971 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event - Social History, Commerce Periods of significance: 1825-1899 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education - Hotel, Restaurant, School, Single Dwelling Current function: Museum and Visitor's Center Season start / Season finish: From: 07/01/2009 To: 09/30/2009 Hours of operation: From: 10:00 AM To: 4:00 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Privately owned?: Not Listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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