RSS FeedHistory on Foot: Rhodes Tavern
- While walking to a meeting the other day, we noticed this plaque noting the former site of Rhodes Tavern at 15th and F Sts. NW. According to the plaque:
- The original building was erected in 1799 and opened as a tavern in 1801 by William Rhodes
- Washington’s first ‘Town Hall’ occurred here in 1801 and White House architect James Hoban was among the citizens who gathered to petition Congress for representation
- Throughout its history, the building was a polling place (First City Council election, 1802), a boarding house used by members of Congress (1807-1814), home of the Bank of the Metropolis ( 1814-1836), home to Riggs Bank (1840-1845), and site of the Washington Stock Exchange (1881-1884).
- From 1909-1914, this was the site of the National Press Club, where visitors included Presidents Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson.
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