Assembly room
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The Assembly room was used to hold meetings and elections
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The Alexandria City Hall is directly across from the tavern, making it a convient location to hold meetings and such
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The asse3mbly room with the passgae to the loding quarters up the stairs
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Our tour guide explaing the out buildings that wouyld hacen been visible from the window
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Two beds, with the windows providing the only ventilation
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A bed with a rope tightner, with which could be used to tighten or loosen the springiness of the bed
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Our tour guide explaining the sleeping arrangements
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What was it like?
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Staircase down from old building's lodging area
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Current, non-historical, inner courtyard, with the new building to the right
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Englishman John Gadsby, an entrepreneur who leased the buildings & operated them as tavern keeper from 1796's til 1808
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A private bed in the new building, which could be closed for privacy and warmth
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The great room in the new building, used for dining and dances
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The balcony on the upper left was used for musicans
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To this day, it still is used for weddings and other special ocassions
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The great room
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Changes in the 19th century
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History Preserved
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When the woodwork was removed for transfer to the Metropolitan Museum of New York, this window ws uncovered, and the original colors were revealed
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