McConkey's Ferry Inn - Washington Crossing, PA - Pre-Victorian Historic Homes on Waymarking.com

The plaque says, "This eighteenth-century inn and tavern was owned by Samuel McConkey. The inn served as a guard post during the Continental Army's encampment in Bucks County in December, 1776. Earthworks and cannon defended the ferry landing. According to tradition, this inn is where Washington and his aides ate their dinner prior to the crossing of the Delaware on Christmas Day. Additions were made to the inn in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century bu the Taylor family. This building continued to serve as an inn for many decades."

Earliest Recorded Date of Construction: 01/01/1700 Additional Dates of Construction: N/A Architectural Period/Style: Colonial Type of Building e.g. Country House, Stately Home, Manor: Inn Interesting Historical Facts or Connections: George Washington ate Christmas Dinner here before crossing the Delaware river Listed Building Status (if applicable): Vacant Main Material of Construction: Stone Private/Public Access: Public Admission Fee (if applicable): 0.00 (listed in local currency) Rating: Architect (if known): Not listed Landscape Designer (if known): Not listed Opening Hours (if applicable): Not listed Related Website: Not listed

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