Eagle Tavern (Halifax, North Carolina)

United States historic place


Eagle Tavern
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	Main St., Halifax, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°19′47″N 77°35′20″W / 36.32972°N 77.58889°W / 36.32972; -77.58889
Area	less than one acre
NRHP reference No.	73001349
Added to NRHP	April 24, 1973

The Eagle Tavern is a historic tavern built in the 1790s in Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina. The tavern (known as the "Eagle Hotel" in the 1820s) served as an overnight stop for the official traveling party during the visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States. The tavern is demarcated as "E-68" on the North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program. It is a two-story, pedimented, T-shaped tripartite frame building. It was moved to its present site in the 1970s from its previous location next to the Church of the Immaculate Conception at 145 South King Street in Halifax. Both the Eagle Tavern and the Church of the Immaculate Conception were owned at that time by descendants of Michael Ferrall.

History

According to local tradition, George Washington stayed at the tavern while surveying the Dismal Swamp Canal. William Hooper also supposedly lived there for a time. When Willie Jones declined the opportunity to host Washington during his visit in 1791, Washington again stayed at the tavern, hosted by John Ashe.

The Marquis de Lafayette stayed at the tavern when he visited Halifax on February 27, 1825 during his travel through the United States, and a banquet was held at the tavern in his honor. The banquet was hosted by John Branch.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Lafayette's Visit | NCpedia". ncpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
NC Markers
Survey and Planning Unit Staff (March 1973). "Eagle Tavern" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
"Michael Ferrall Papers, 1818-1960". finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
North Carolina, a Guide to the Old North State,. 1939. p. 280. ISBN 978-1-62376-032-8.
Halifax Heritage: Historical and Traditional Sketches of Halifax County. Roanoke News Company. 1976. p. 45.
Marchi, Dudley M. (2021-11-12). The French Heritage of North Carolina. McFarland. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-4766-8543-4.
Halifax Heritage: Historical and Traditional Sketches of Halifax County. Roanoke News Company. 1976. p. 64.

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