Fraunces, << FRAWN sehz, >> Tavern is famous as the place where George Washington said farewell to his officers on Dec. 4, 1783. It is at the corner of Broad and Pearl streets in New York City and is one of the city’s oldest houses. Long Room, where this event took place, has Revolutionary War flags and many relics. Etienne de Lancey, a rich Huguenot, built it as a home in 1719. In 1762, Samuel Fraunces, a West Indian, bought the house and opened it as the Queen’s Head Tavern. The Sons of the Revolution bought the building and restored it between 1904 and 1907.
