Stone Tavern and Central Hotel
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Markerman62
N 38° 01.835 W 078° 28.700
17S E 721321 N 4212209
Near this location James Monroe lived for a time while Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and Marquis de Lafayette were entertained here.
Waymark Code: WM12YN5
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2020
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George Nicholas, Albemarle County’s Virginia General Assembly delegate in 1783, built a stone house here in 1784. James Monroe occupied it 1789-1790, while improving the dwelling at his nearby farm, later the site of the University of Virginia. Here on 15 Dec. 1806, while the house was being operated as the Stone Tavern, the return of Meriwether Lewis from his expedition to the Pacific with William Clark was celebrated with a dinner. Thomas Jefferson hosted a reception in the tavern (renamed the Central Hotel), on 12 Nov. 1824,for the Marquis de Lafayette. While serving as a hospital during the Civil War, the building burned with no fatalities in 1862.
Department of Historic Resources, 1999
Marker Number: Q 20
Marker Title: Stone Tavern and Central Hotel
Marker Location: On East Market Street near 5th Street NE, Charlottesville
County or Independent City: Charlottesville
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources
Web Site: Not listed
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