Bull's Head Tavern

Bull's Head Tavern in Manhattan during the American Revolutionary War

Bull's Head Tavern was an establishment located on Bowery, a street in Manhattan, New York City. The tavern opened around 1750 and was famous for being the place where George Washington established his temporary headquarters in November 1783.[1] The tavern was later owned by local butcher Henry Astor, the patriarch of the notable Astor family.

In 1813, the tavern relocated uptown to Third Avenue and East 24th Street, where it survived into the 1830s. A modern tavern of the same name operated at this location from 1996 to April 2015.[2] using the same bull’s head logo as the original establishment.

References

  1. ↑ Unearthed: A Possible Stop Along the Revolution, New York Times, October 17, 2013
  2. ↑ Dive Bar Bull's Head Tavern Closed After Nearly 20 Years in Business, DNAinfo New York, April 27, 2015


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