Dobbin House Tavern
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The Dobbin House Tavern, known also as Dobbin House, on 89 Steinwehr Avenue in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
is a tavern which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
.
It was established in 1776, making it the oldest standing structure in Gettysburg. It was built to be a home for Father Alexander Dobbin and his family. It became the first stop on the Underground Railroad
north of the Mason-Dixon Line
. During and after the Battle of Gettysburg
, the house served as a temporary field hospital
.
During the latter half of the 20th Century, the Dobbin House was home to a large Civil War diorama
and a gift center catering to battlefield tourists. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1973.
Today, the house is a popular tavern and restaurant.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg is a borough that is the county seat, part of the Gettysburg Battlefield, and the eponym for the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. The town hosts visitors to the Gettysburg National Military Park and has 3 institutions of higher learning: Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg College, and...
is a tavern which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
It was established in 1776, making it the oldest standing structure in Gettysburg. It was built to be a home for Father Alexander Dobbin and his family. It became the first stop on the Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists,...
north of the Mason-Dixon Line
Mason-Dixon line
The Mason–Dixon Line was surveyed between 1763 and 1767 by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon in the resolution of a border dispute between British colonies in Colonial America. It forms a demarcation line among four U.S. states, forming part of the borders of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and...
. During and after the Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg , was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War, it is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac...
, the house served as a temporary field hospital
Field hospital
A field hospital is a large mobile medical unit that temporarily takes care of casualties on-site before they can be safely transported to more permanent hospital facilities...
.
During the latter half of the 20th Century, the Dobbin House was home to a large Civil War diorama
Diorama
The word diorama can either refer to a nineteenth century mobile theatre device, or, in modern usage, a three-dimensional full-size or miniature model, sometimes enclosed in a glass showcase for a museum...
and a gift center catering to battlefield tourists. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1973.
Today, the house is a popular tavern and restaurant.
External links
- http://www.dobbinhouse.com/