Series I · March 29, 2025
The Crawl that started it all! A five-stop opening chapter through historic New York taverns, from Tappan and Warwick to Kingston, Pine Plains, and Rhinebeck.
Route dossier
Stop 01
The Old ’76 House
110 Main St, Tappan, NY 10983
Built in 1668, The ’76 House had a profound effect on the outcome of The Revolutionary War. Through its long use as a meeting place for patriots, The Old ’76 House established itself as safe ground for Americans when the air was rife with revolution — and the tavern itself served as the ‘prison’ of the Revolution’s most notorious spy, Major John Andre.
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Stop 02
Baird’s Tavern
103 Main St, Warwick, NY 10990
The stone tavern at the center of town was built in 1766, and reportedly George Washington once stopped in for a “drink of grog.” The wooden floor retains boot marks from the militia mustered here during the Revolution. It is currently preserved in history by the Warwick Historical Society in the upper levels, including a bedroom where Martha Washington, the Nation’s first First Lady, once stayed as a guest.
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Stop 03
The Hoffman House
94 N Front St, Kingston, NY 12401
Located in historic Kingston, New York, The Hoffman House Tavern was built prior to October 1679, and with very few exceptions, the entire structure, both interior and exterior, is intact. Rather than destroying any part of the building, all usable materials were salvaged and restored.
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Stop 04
The Stissing House
7801 S Main St, Pine Plains, NY 12567
Built by Captain Cornelius Elmendorph in 1782 (or 1783) to serve as a log tavern and inn, it was at the Stissing House that a popular, but unproven, rumor suggests Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette stayed during his 1824 US tour. The 6,000-square-foot building boasts one of the few early domed ballrooms in the United States and rare Dutch colonial framing.
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Stop 05
Beekman Arms Inn
6387 Mill St, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
Bogardus Tavern, as the building was known during the last third of the 18th century, helped host the American Revolution. The Fourth Regiment of the Continental Army performed drills on the front lawn in preparation for the war. George Washington, Philip Schuyler, Benedict Arnold, and Alexander Hamilton all slept, ate, drank, argued, and laughed here throughout the Revolutionary War.
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